Del 55 - Studies in Islamic Law and Society

Negotiating Homosexuality in Islam

A Legal-hermeneutical Examination of Modern Shīʿī Discourse

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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To enrich the existing debates on Islam and sexual diversity, in the present book, I seek the potential discursive spaces on homosexuality in modern Imāmī legal debates. I have undertaken this research on the thesis that modern Imāmī legal tradition on homosexuality is more flexible and dynamic than one might expect. To address this essential issue, I build the study around the following constructive question: what are the discursive spaces on homosexuality in contemporary reflections within modern Shiʿi legal scholarship? Responding to this central query, the study is premised on the notion that Imāmī legal sources consist of a tradition of sacred (textual) sources, intellectual reasoning, a vast stockpile of (often contrasting) interpretations of these sources, and a distinguished methodological repertoire called ijtihad. Following the same methodology, in this work, I describe, analyse, and critique such textual-exegetical and intellectual-rational discursive aspects concerning homosexuality.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2024-05-23
Mått155 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt725 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Islamic Law and Society
Antal sidor346
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004697058

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Islam inom Filosofi och religion
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List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsNotes on Transliteration, Translation, and DatesAbbreviationsIntroductionPart I. PreliminariesChapter One: Sexuality, Gender, and Marriage in IslamChapter Two: Modern Shiʿi Ijtihād: a methodological discussionChapter Three: Modern Homosexuality and the Pre-Homosexual CategoriesPart II. Homosexuality through the Lenses of Modern Shiʿi Ijtihād (Four Sources of Argumentation)Chapter Four: Examining the Qurʾānic Discourse on HomosexualityChapter Five: Gauging the Sunna on HomosexualityChapter Six: Consensus and Reason on HomosexualityPart III. Homosexuality through the Lenses of Modern Shiʿi Ijtihād (Investigating Practical Solutions)Chapter Seven: Homosexuality, Procedural Principles, and Legal MaximsChapter Eight: Same-sex Unions and Islamic Legal EthicsConclusionAppendix 1. Typology of Shiʿi ḥadīth on Same-Sex Sexual BehavioursBibliographyIndex