Sexuality and Islamic Spirituality in Early Malay Writings
A Textual History of Sex and Gender
Sexuality and Islamic Spirituality in Early Malay Writings
A Textual History of Sex and Gender
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Description
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
By way of a prologue: Zulaikha the Paragon of Women's Passion in Islam
I. Passion
1. Passionate Spirituality Through a Sensuous “Feminine” Beloved
2. Reclaiming Eroticism from, and Reading Spiritualism into Animal Poetry
II. Paradise
3. The Kitab Jimak: A Manual on the “Science of Women” and Paradise on Earth
4. The Path to Pleasure is Orderly, and not One of Careless Abandon
5. A Vaginal Viewpoint: “Orgasm is Half of What to Expect in Heaven”
III. Propriety
6. Syariah Poetics on the Essentials of Marriage, Flawless Sex and a Pure Body
7. The Chaste Body at the Cusp of 20th-Century Modernity
By Way of an Epilogue: Zawiyah the Paragon of Women's Passionlessness in Islam
Bibliography
Contributors
Table of Contents
2. Archiving Texts and Manuscripts an Sex: Their Relevance for a Study of Islam in the Malay World
3. Guides on Faith Through Pleasure: 'Book On Coition' And The 'Science Of Women'
4. Prescriptions and Advice for a Potent Malehood
5. An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sex and Sexuality by Raja Ali Haji
6. The Ultimate Women's Guide to Sexual Power and Control by Khatijah Terung
7. Conclusion: “The Obedient Wives Club”: Islam, Women and Sex In Contemporary Malaysia
Product details
| Published | 21 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9780755648511 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Gender and Islam |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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