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Female Homosexuality in the Middle East

Histories and Representations

Samar Habib (University of Sydney, Australia)

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English
Routledge
23 July 2007
"This book, the first full-length study of its kind, dares to probe the biggest taboo in contemporary Arab culture with scholarly intent and integrity - female homosexuality.

Habib argues that female homosexuality has a long history in Arabic literature and scholarship, beginning in the ninth century, and she traces the destruction of Medieval discourses on female homosexuality and the replacement of these with a new religious orthodoxy that is no longer permissive of a variety of sexual behaviours.

Habib also engages with recent ""gay"" historiography in the West and challenges institutionalized constructionist notions of sexuality."
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   v. 13
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 16mm
Weight:   430g
ISBN:   9780415956734
ISBN 10:   0415956730
Series:   Routledge Research in Gender and Society
Pages:   216
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Primary ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Samar Habib is a scholar, editor, and novelist. Her literary novel, A Tree Like Rain was published in Sydney in 2005, and she is currently the chief editor of an international online journal, Nebula. She received her Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Sydney.

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