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Zusatztext "With unwavering focus, clarity and scholarly confidence, Dr. Ali advances our understanding of profound ethical questions far beyond the apologetics and polemics of current Islamic discourse." Informationen zum Autor Kecia Ali is Professor of Religion at Boston University where her research focuses on Islamic law, women and gender, ethics, and biography. Klappentext An updated edition of feminist academic Kecia Ali's assessment of whether a just system of sexual ethics is possible within an Islamic framework Zusammenfassung An updated edition of feminist academic Kecia Ali's assessment of whether a just system of sexual ethics is possible within an Islamic framework Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Marriage, Money, and Sex "And according to what they spend from their wealth ... " Sex Intermarriage Conclusion Coda 1 2 Lesser Evils: Divorce in Islamic Ethics Untying the knot Extreme circumstances Prospects for reform Conclusion Coda 2 3 "What your right hands possess": Slave Concubinage in Muslim Texts and Discourses Islam and slavery: overview of sources and history Women, war captives, and withdrawal Conclusion Coda 3 4 Prohibited Acts and Forbidden Partners: Illicit Sex in Islamic Jurisprudence Protecting chastity: the classical texts Paternity, legal fictions, and non-marital sex in contemporary Muslim thought Conclusion Coda 4 5 Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Same-Sex Intimacy in Muslim Thought History Don't ask, don't tell Same-sex marriage Conclusion Coda 5 6 "Reduce but do not destroy": Female "Circumcision" in Islamic Sources Islamic or un-Islamic? "Reduce but do not destroy" Conclusion Coda 6 7 "If you have touched women": Female Bodies and Male Agency in the Qur'an To whom am I speaking? A difficult verse Garments for one another Conclusion Coda 7 8 The Prophet Muhammad, his Beloved Aishah, and Modern Muslim Sensibilities Apologetics and polemics Searching for solace Conclusion Coda 8 9 Toward an Islamic Ethics of Sex Afterword to the 2016 edition Notes Bibliography Index ...
