Sexuality and Islamic Spirituality in Early Malay Writings
A Textual History of Sex and Gender

By (author) Maznah Mohamad

ISBN13: 9780755648511

Imprint: I.B. Tauris

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Published: 21/08/2025

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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
1. Introduction: Islam, Gender and Sexuality in Historical, Geographical and Social Contexts 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
  • Islamic life & practice
  • Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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