Female Homosexuality in the Middle East

Histories and Representations

Nonfiction, History, Africa, Egypt, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
Cover of the book Female Homosexuality in the Middle East by Samar Habib, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Samar Habib ISBN: 9781135910082
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Samar Habib
ISBN: 9781135910082
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 6, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.

Habib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement of these with a new religious orthodoxy that is no longer permissive of a variety of sexual behaviours.

Habib also engages with recent "gay" historiography in the West and challenges institutionalized constructionist notions of sexuality.

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This book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.

Habib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement of these with a new religious orthodoxy that is no longer permissive of a variety of sexual behaviours.

Habib also engages with recent "gay" historiography in the West and challenges institutionalized constructionist notions of sexuality.

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