Before homosexuality in the arab-islamic world, 1500-1800
Auteur :
El-Rouayheb, Khaled
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226729893
Date de publication :
1 avr. 2009
Dimensions :
2,3 x 1,5 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
312 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance.