The body in Islamic culture
"The concept of the body is of special importance in Islamic and Arab societies. Much of daily interaction between peoples in these societies is related to the strict Islamic division of the universe into different spaces; the "feminine" and "masculine", the "pure" and the "polluted", the "private" and "public". This classification affects social, cultural and sexual behaviour. Consequently, the body becomes a tool used to communicate attitudes, desires, doubts and intimacy, but also to define …
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- Full title :The body in Islamic culture / Fuad I. Khuri ; illustrations by Jad.
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"The concept of the body is of special importance in Islamic and Arab societies. Much of daily interaction between peoples in these societies is related to the strict Islamic division of the universe into different spaces; the "feminine" and "masculine", the "pure" and the "polluted", the "private" and "public". This classification affects social, cultural and sexual behaviour. Consequently, the body becomes a tool used to communicate attitudes, desires, doubts and intimacy, but also to define social discourse and mores. The author explores the concept of the body in two phases: firstly, the different meanings and images related to the body in Islam and how these permeate religious practices and social attitudes among people. Secondly, the numerous ways the body communicates messages, attitudes and feelings through unspoken language."-- Book cover
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- Publication Date:2001.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Saqi
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2001.
The Physical Object
- Description:189 pages : : illustrations ; : 21 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0863569749, 9780863569746, 0863563198, 9780863563195
- oclc:ocm44786140
- LC Classification:GT497.I74
- Dewey Decimal:306.40917671
Table of Contents
Body ideology and body language -- The physical attributes of spirituality -- The human body: a religious view -- The pure and the polluted -- The impurity of blood -- The impurity of semen -- The body as a medium of communication -- Social distance and the confrontational line -- The strategy of sitting -- Sexual gestures and body movements -- I am ʻAntara and she loves me -- Auxiliary gestures and body movements -- A viewpoint for discussion -- Appendix: The traits of human language.
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