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245 10 a| Sexuality and Islamic spirituality in early Malay writings :b| a textual history of sex and gender /c| Maznah Mohamad, Syahirah Rasheed.;

264 1 a| London ;a| New York :b| I.B. Tauris,c| 2025.;

300 a| ix, 254 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Gender and Islam series;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.;

505 0 a| By way of a prologue: Zulaikha the paragon of women's passion in Islam -- Passionate spirituality through a sensuous "feminine" beloved -- Reclaiming eroticism from, and reading spiritualism into animal poetry -- The Kitab Jimak: a manual on the "science of women" and paradise on earth -- The path to pleasure is orderly, and not one of careless abandon -- A vaginal viewpoint: "orgasm is half of what to expect in heaven" -- Syariah poetics on the essentials of marriage, flawless sex, and a pure body -- The chaste body at the cusp of twentieth-century modernity -- By way of an epilogue: Zawiyah as the paragon of women's passionlessness in Islam;

520 a| "There are few studies on the relationship between gender and the history of Islam in Southeast Asia. This book argues that in the nineteenth century - before the formalisation of sharia laws - Islam was heavily influenced by elements of enchantment and mysticism, and that this was mirrored in the portrayal and experience of gender relations and sexuality. The analysis is based on handwritten manuscripts and published books written in the Malay language. This includes sex manuals, advice literature and prescriptions, and the first Malay language dictionaries. The author shows how discursive traditions around gender and sexuality in Islam have changed" --c| Provided by publisher.;

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700 1 a| Rasheed, Syahirah,e| author.=| ^A1486270;

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Sexuality and Islamic spirituality in early Malay writings : a textual history of sex and gender / Maznah Mohamad, Syahirah Rasheed.

Author/creator	Maznah Mohamad author.
Other author	Rasheed, Syahirah, author.
Format	Book
Publication	London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2025.
Description	ix, 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Sex--Religious aspects. --Islam.

Series	Gender and Islam series Gender and Islam series. ^A1361926
Contents	By way of a prologue: Zulaikha the paragon of women's passion in Islam -- Passionate spirituality through a sensuous "feminine" beloved -- Reclaiming eroticism from, and reading spiritualism into animal poetry -- The Kitab Jimak: a manual on the "science of women" and paradise on earth -- The path to pleasure is orderly, and not one of careless abandon -- A vaginal viewpoint: "orgasm is half of what to expect in heaven" -- Syariah poetics on the essentials of marriage, flawless sex, and a pure body -- The chaste body at the cusp of twentieth-century modernity -- By way of an epilogue: Zawiyah as the paragon of women's passionlessness in Islam
Abstract	"There are few studies on the relationship between gender and the history of Islam in Southeast Asia. This book argues that in the nineteenth century - before the formalisation of sharia laws - Islam was heavily influenced by elements of enchantment and mysticism, and that this was mirrored in the portrayal and experience of gender relations and sexuality. The analysis is based on handwritten manuscripts and published books written in the Malay language. This includes sex manuals, advice literature and prescriptions, and the first Malay language dictionaries. The author shows how discursive traditions around gender and sexuality in Islam have changed" -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-244) and index.
ISBN	9780755648511
ISBN	075564851X

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