Description: In the early Islamic world, Arabic erotic compendia and sex manuals were a popular literary genre. Although primarily written by male authors, the erotic publications from this era often emphasised the sexual needs of women and the importance of female romantic fulfilment. Pernilla Myrne here explores this phenomenon, examining a range of Arabic literature to shed fresh light onto the complexities of female sexuality under the Abbasids and the Buyids. Based on an impressive array of neglected medical, religious-legal, literary and entertainment sources, Myrne elucidates the tension between depictions of women’s strong sexual agency and their subordinated social role in various contexts. In the process she uncovers a great diversity of approaches from the 9th to the 11th century, including the sexual handbook the Encyclopedia of Pleasure (Jawami‘ al-ladhdha), which portrayed the diversity of female desires, asserting the importance of mutual satisfaction through lively poems and stories. This is the first in-depth, comprehensive analysis of female sexuality in the early Islamic world and is essential reading for all scholars of Middle Eastern history and Arabic literature. New Condition!!
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Subject Area: Social Organisations, Social Psychology, Sociology of Knowledge, Family Sociology, Religious Sociology, Philosophy of Religion, Religious Studies, Ethnic Religions, Islam, Gender Issues, Gender Roles, Gender Relations, Political Sociology, Political Philosophy, Political Theory
Publication Name: Female Sexuality in the Early Medieval Islamic World
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Subject: Archaeology, Psychology, Middle Eastern Studies, History, Ancient History, Islamic Studies, Religion, Politics, Literature, Language & Literature, Gender Studies, Education, Teaching, Books, Sociology, Social Sciences
Series: Early and Medieval Islamic World
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 234 mm
Author: Pernilla Myrne
Educational Level: A Levels, Adult & Further Education, Comprehensive School
Level: Technical, Business, Proficiency, Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner
Features: 1st Edition
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Width: 156 mm
Item Weight: 340 g
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
