{"product_id":"female-sexuality-in-the-early-medieval-islamic-world-gender-and-sex-in-arabic-literature-paperback","title":"Female Sexuality in the Early Medieval Islamic World: Gender and Sex in Arabic Literature - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePernilla Myrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoy Mottahedeh\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early Islamic world, Arabic erotic compendia and sex manuals were a popular literary genre. Although primarily written by male authors, the erotic publications from this era often emphasised the sexual needs of women and the importance of female romantic fulfilment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePernilla Myrne here explores this phenomenon, examining a range of Arabic literature to shed fresh light onto the complexities of female sexuality under the Abbasids and the Buyids. Based on an impressive array of neglected medical, religious-legal, literary and entertainment sources, Myrne elucidates the tension between depictions of women's strong sexual agency and their subordinated social role in various contexts. In the process she uncovers a great diversity of approaches from the 9th to the 11th century, including the sexual handbook the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Pleasure (Jawami' al-ladhdha)\u003c\/i\u003e, which portrayed the diversity of female desires, asserting the importance of mutual satisfaction through lively poems and stories. This is the first in-depth, comprehensive analysis of female sexuality in the early Islamic world and is essential reading for all scholars of Middle Eastern history and Arabic literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePERNILLA MYRNE is Associate Professor of Arabic Literature and\u003cbr\u003eHistory at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, from where she also\u003cbr\u003ereceived her PhD. She has published several peer-reviewed articles and\u003cbr\u003echapters on gender and sexuality in the early Islamic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47411858440370,"sku":"9780755644698","price":81.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/h2ORv5yNnr9780755644698.webp?v=1783597600","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/female-sexuality-in-the-early-medieval-islamic-world-gender-and-sex-in-arabic-literature-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}