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245 10 a| Negotiating homosexuality in Islam :b| a legal-hermeneutical examination of modern Shi'i discourse /c| by Mehrdad Alipour.;

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264 1 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2024];

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490 1 a| Studies in Islamic law and society,x| 1384-1130;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-335) and index.;

505 0 a| Part 1: Preliminaries -- Sexuality, Gender, and Marriage in Islam -- Modern Shiʻi Ijtihād : a Methodological Discussion -- Modern Homosexuality and the Pre-homosexual Categories -- Part 2: Homosexuality through the Lenses of Modern Shiʻi Ijtihād : Four Sources of Argumentation -- Examining the Qurʼānic Discourse on Homosexuality -- Gauging the Sunna on Homosexuality -- Consensus and Reason on Homosexuality -- Part 3: Homosexuality through the Lenses of Modern Shiʻi Ijtihād : Investigating Practical Solutions -- Homosexuality, Procedural Principles, and Legal Maxims -- Same-Sex Unions and Islamic Legal Ethics -- Appendix 1: Typology of Shiʻi ḥadīth on Same-Sex Sexual Behaviours -- Glossary.;

520 a| "To enrich the existing debates on Islam and sexual diversity, in the present book, I seek the potential discursive spaces on homosexuality in modern Imami legal debates. I have undertaken this research on the thesis that modern Imami legal tradition on homosexuality is more flexible and dynamic than one might expect. To address this essential issue, I build the study around the following constructive question: what are the discursive spaces on homosexuality in contemporary reflections within modern Shi'i legal scholarship? Responding to this central query, the study is premised on the notion that Imami legal sources consist of a tradition of sacred (textual) sources, intellectual reasoning, a vast stockpile of (often contrasting) interpretations of these sources, and a distinguished methodological repertoire called ijtihad. Following the same methodology, in this work, I describe, analyse, and critique such textual-exegetical and intellectual-rational discursive aspects concerning homosexuality"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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650 0 a| Shīʻahx| Doctrines.=| ^A164324;

650 0 a| Islamic lawx| Interpretation and construction.=| ^A477052;

650 0 a| Homosexualityx| Law and legislationz| Islamic countries.=| ^A320727;

830 0 a| Studies in Islamic law and society ;v| v. 55.=| ^A1274768;

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Negotiating homosexuality in Islam : a legal-hermeneutical examination of modern Shi'i discourse / by Mehrdad Alipour.

Author/creator	Alipour, Mehrdad author.
Format	Book
Publication	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]
Copyright Date	©2024
Description	x, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Homosexuality--Religious aspects. --Islam. Shīʻah--Doctrines. Islamic law--Interpretation and construction. Homosexuality--Law and legislation. --Islamic countries.

Series	Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 55. ^A1274768
Contents	Part 1: Preliminaries -- Sexuality, Gender, and Marriage in Islam -- Modern Shiʻi Ijtihād : a Methodological Discussion -- Modern Homosexuality and the Pre-homosexual Categories -- Part 2: Homosexuality through the Lenses of Modern Shiʻi Ijtihād : Four Sources of Argumentation -- Examining the Qurʼānic Discourse on Homosexuality -- Gauging the Sunna on Homosexuality -- Consensus and Reason on Homosexuality -- Part 3: Homosexuality through the Lenses of Modern Shiʻi Ijtihād : Investigating Practical Solutions -- Homosexuality, Procedural Principles, and Legal Maxims -- Same-Sex Unions and Islamic Legal Ethics -- Appendix 1: Typology of Shiʻi ḥadīth on Same-Sex Sexual Behaviours -- Glossary.
Abstract	"To enrich the existing debates on Islam and sexual diversity, in the present book, I seek the potential discursive spaces on homosexuality in modern Imami legal debates. I have undertaken this research on the thesis that modern Imami legal tradition on homosexuality is more flexible and dynamic than one might expect. To address this essential issue, I build the study around the following constructive question: what are the discursive spaces on homosexuality in contemporary reflections within modern Shi'i legal scholarship? Responding to this central query, the study is premised on the notion that Imami legal sources consist of a tradition of sacred (textual) sources, intellectual reasoning, a vast stockpile of (often contrasting) interpretations of these sources, and a distinguished methodological repertoire called ijtihad. Following the same methodology, in this work, I describe, analyse, and critique such textual-exegetical and intellectual-rational discursive aspects concerning homosexuality"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 306-335) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Alipour, Mehrdad. Negotiating homosexuality in Islam. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024] 9789004697065
LCCN	2024009533
ISBN	9789004697058
ISBN	9004697055 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)

Negotiating homosexuality in Islam : a legal-hermeneutical examination of modern Shi'i discourse / by Mehrdad Alipour.

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