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ISBN: 9780863563195
Book Title: Body in Islamic Culture
Publisher: Saqi Books
Item Length: 8.2 in
Publication Year: 2000
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 0.5 in
Author: Fuad I. Khuri
Genre: Social Science
Topic: Islamic Studies, Gender Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Item Weight: 9.9 Oz
Item Width: 5.2 in
Number of Pages: 178 Pages

The Body in Islamic Culture – VERY GOOD

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Product Identifiers

Publisher

Saqi Books

ISBN-10

0863563198

ISBN-13

9780863563195

eBay Product ID (ePID)

1877005

Product Key Features

Book Title

Body in Islamic Culture

Number of Pages

178 Pages

Language

English

Topic

Islamic Studies, Gender Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year

2000

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Social Science

Author

Fuad I. Khuri

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

0.5 in

Item Weight

9.9 Oz

Item Length

8.2 in

Item Width

5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

Trade

Dewey Edition

TitleLeading

The

Dewey Decimal

306.4/0917671

Table Of Content

List of Illustrations Preface PART I: BODY IDEOLOGY 1. Body Ideology and Body Language 2. The Physical Attributes of Spirituality 3. The Human Body: A Religious View 4. The Pure and the Polluted S. The Impurity of Blood 6. The Impurity of Semen PART II: BODY LANGUAGE 7. The Body as a Medium of Communication 8. Social distance and the Confrontational line 9. The Strategy of Sitting 10. Sexual Gestures and Body Movements 11. I am ‘Antara and She Loves Me 12. Auxiliary Gestures and Body Movements 13. A Viewpoint for Discussion Appendix: The Traits of Human Language Endnotes Bibliography Index

Synopsis

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.

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