{"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":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePernilla Myrne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786080059680,"sku":"9780755644698","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5bb4f576faf4ef5075c4a31104a223ab.webp?v=1780627229","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/female-sexuality-in-the-early-medieval-islamic-world-gender-and-sex-in-arabic-literature-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}