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Sexuality in Muslim Contexts explores resistance against the harsh policing of sexuality in some Muslim societies, where religious discourse is used to repress those, especially women, who do not conform to sexual norms promoted by the state or by non-state actors. Using case studies from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran, Israel, Indonesia, China and India, this collection spearheads an unprecedented wake of organizing around sexualities in Muslim communities.
Muslim women. --- Sex --- Sex (in religion, folklore, etc.) --- Sex and religion --- Phallicism --- Islamic women --- Women, Muslim --- Women --- Religious aspects. --- 297.15 --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Gender (Sex) --- Human sexuality --- Sex (Gender) --- Sexual behavior --- Sexual practices --- Sexuality --- Sexology --- 297.15 Islam: ethiek; religieuze wetten --- Islam: ethiek; religieuze wetten --- Social conditions --- Sociology: sexual relations
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What is the role of the senses in how we understand the world? Cognitive sociology has long addressed the way we perceive or imagine boundaries in our ordinary lives, but Asia Friedman pushes this question further still. How, she asks, did we come to blind ourselves to sex sameness? Drawing on more than sixty interviews with two decidedly different populations-the blind and the transgendered-Blind to Sameness answers provocative questions about the relationships between sex differences, biology, and visual perception. Both groups speak from unique perspectives that magnify the social construction of dominant visual conceptions of sex, allowing Friedman to examine the visual construction of the sexed body and highlighting the processes of social perception underlying our everyday experience of male and female bodies. The result is a notable contribution to the sociologies of gender, culture, and cognition that will revolutionize the way we think about sex.
Sex differences (Psychology) --- Sex differences --- Sex recognition (Zoology) --- Body image --- Perception --- Social perception. --- Transgender people --- Blind --- Social aspects. --- social construct, culture, cultural studies, male and female, bodies, sex, sexual relations, masculinity, femininity, body type, sociology, criminal justice, boundaries, blind, transgender, biology, visual perception, sexed, gender, cognition, psychology, interviews, selective attention, cognitive flexibility, genitals, genes, difference, filter, narratives, understanding, expectations, projection, sameness, image.
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The Sexual History of the Global South explores the gap between sexuality studies and post-colonial cultural critique. Featuring twelve case studies based on original historical and ethnographic research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the book examines the sexual investments underlying the colonial project and the construction of modern nation-states.
Sex --- Postcolonialism. --- Sex role --- Post-colonialism --- Postcolonial theory --- Political science --- Decolonization --- Gender (Sex) --- Human beings --- Human sexuality --- Sex (Gender) --- Sexual behavior --- Sexual practices --- Sexuality --- Sexology --- Political aspects --- History --- History. --- Postcolonialism --- Political aspects. --- Sociology: sexual relations --- Colonies. --- Colonies --- 1900 - 1999 --- Africa. --- Asia. --- Latin America. --- Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio countries --- Neotropical region --- Neotropics --- New World tropics --- Spanish America --- Asian and Pacific Council countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia
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Tokugawa Japan ranks with ancient Athens as a society that not only tolerated, but celebrated, male homosexual behavior. Few scholars have seriously studied the subject, and until now none have satisfactorily explained the origins of the tradition or elucidated how its conventions reflected class structure and gender roles. Gary P. Leupp fills the gap with a dynamic examination of the origins and nature of the tradition. Based on a wealth of literary and historical documentation, this study places Tokugawa homosexuality in a global context, exploring its implications for contemporary debates on the historical construction of sexual desire. Combing through popular fiction, law codes, religious works, medical treatises, biographical material, and artistic treatments, Leupp traces the origins of pre-Tokugawa homosexual traditions among monks and samurai, then describes the emergence of homosexual practices among commoners in Tokugawa cities. He argues that it was "nurture" rather than "nature" that accounted for such conspicuous male/male sexuality and that bisexuality was more prevalent than homosexuality. Detailed, thorough, and very readable, this study is the first in English or Japanese to address so comprehensively one of the most complex and intriguing aspects of Japanese history.
Male homosexuality --- Gender & Ethnic Studies --- Social Sciences --- Gay & Lesbian Studies --- Homosexuality, Male --- Homosexuality --- Men --- History. --- History --- Sexual behavior --- Japan --- Social life and customs. --- Nanshoku. --- Homosexualité masculine --- Social life and customs --- Tokugawa period, 1600-1868 --- Nanshoku --- Male homosexuality. --- academic. --- artistic treatments. --- asia. --- asian history. --- biographical material. --- bisexuality. --- class structure. --- commoners. --- cultural history. --- early modern jaan. --- gay studies. --- gay. --- gender roles. --- global context. --- historical documentation. --- homosexual traditions. --- japanese history. --- law codes. --- lgbt history. --- literary documentation. --- male homosexual behavior. --- medical treatises. --- monks. --- politics. --- popular fiction. --- queer history. --- religious works. --- samurai. --- sexual desire. --- sexual expression. --- sexual relations. --- sexuality. --- tokugawa bakufu. --- tokugawa japan.
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This book paints a vivid picture of women's active involvement in reshaping intimate and public sexual life in East Asia.
Women --- Sex role --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Gender role --- Sex (Psychology) --- Sex differences (Psychology) --- Social role --- Gender expression --- Sexism --- Sexual behavior --- Sexual Behavior. --- Sexuality. --- Women. --- Sociology: sexual relations --- Girls --- Women's Groups --- Girl --- Women Groups --- Women's Group --- Premarital Sex Behavior --- Sex Behavior --- Sex Orientation --- Sexual Activities --- Anal Sex --- Oral Sex --- Sexual Activity --- Sexual Orientation --- Activities, Sexual --- Activity, Sexual --- Behavior, Premarital Sex --- Behavior, Sex --- Behavior, Sexual --- Orientation, Sexual --- Sex, Anal --- Sex, Oral --- Sex --- Reproductive Behavior --- Gender roles --- Gendered role --- Gendered roles --- Role, Gender --- Role, Gendered --- Role, Sex --- Roles, Gender --- Roles, Gendered --- Roles, Sex --- Sex roles
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The Making of British Socialism provides a new interpretation of the emergence of British socialism in the late nineteenth century, demonstrating that it was not a working-class movement demanding state action, but a creative campaign of political hope promoting social justice, personal transformation, and radical democracy. Mark Bevir shows that British socialists responded to the dilemmas of economics and faith against a background of diverse traditions, melding new economic theories opposed to capitalism with new theologies which argued that people were bound in divine fellowship. Bevir utilizes an impressive range of sources to illuminate a number of historical questions: Why did the British Marxists follow a Tory aristocrat who dressed in a frock coat and top hat? Did the Fabians develop a new economic theory? What was the role of Christian theology and idealist philosophy in shaping socialist ideas? He explores debates about capitalism, revolution, the simple life, sexual relations, and utopian communities. He gives detailed accounts of the Marxists, Fabians, and ethical socialists, including famous authors such as William Morris and George Bernard Shaw. And he locates these socialists among a wide cast of colorful characters, including Karl Marx, Henry Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy, and Oscar Wilde. By showing how socialism combined established traditions and new ideas in order to respond to the changing world of the late nineteenth century, The Making of British Socialism turns aside long-held assumptions about the origins of a major movement.
Labor unions --- Socialism --- History. --- American romanticism. --- British Marxism. --- British socialism. --- British socialists. --- E. B. Bax. --- Edward Carpenter. --- Fabian policy. --- Fabian socialism. --- Fabianism. --- Fabians. --- George Bernard Shaw. --- German idealism. --- H. M. Hyndman. --- Independent Labor Party. --- James Bronterre O'Brien. --- Labor Church movement. --- Leo Tolstoy. --- Liberal Party. --- Marxism. --- Marxist movement. --- Peter Kropotkin. --- Protestantism. --- Sheffield Socialist Society. --- Sidney Webb. --- Social Democratic Federation. --- Socialist League. --- Thomas Davidson. --- Tory. --- Victorian culture. --- William Morris. --- anarchism. --- anarchy. --- capitalism. --- collective ownership. --- collectivism. --- communal utopianism. --- dilemmas. --- ethical positivism. --- ethical socialism. --- evangelicalism. --- evolutionary sociology. --- faith. --- immanentism. --- immanentist theology. --- liberal economics. --- liberal radicalism. --- liberalism. --- marginal economic theory. --- mass literacy. --- medievalist historiography. --- neoclassical economic theory. --- permeation. --- personal transformation. --- playwrights. --- political action. --- political actions. --- political thought. --- popular politics. --- radical democracy. --- religion. --- religious belief. --- religious worship. --- republican positivism. --- revolution. --- romanticism. --- science. --- secularization. --- self-understanding. --- sexual relations. --- simple life. --- social change. --- social democratic state. --- social justice. --- social practices. --- social reforms. --- socialist philosophers. --- socialist projects. --- socialists. --- trade unionism. --- trade unions. --- traditions. --- welfare liberalism. --- welfare liberals.
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The persecution of people in Africa for their assumed homosexual orientation has received considerable media coverage in recent years. However, much of the analysis has criticized African leadership and culture without considering local nuances, historical factors and external influences. Based on pioneering historical research and engagement with lgbti and HIV/AIDS activism, this book provides a sympathetic overview of the issues and a hope outlook on the potential of sexual rights for all. "The persecution of people in Africa on the basis of their assumed or perceived homosexual orientation has received considerable coverage in the popular media in recent years. Gay-bashing by political and religious figures in Zimbabwe and Gambia; draconian new laws against lesbians and gays and their supporters in Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda; and the imprisonment and extortion of gay men in Senegal and Cameroon have all rightly sparked international condemnation. However, much of the analysis thus far has been highly critical of African leadership and culture without considering local nuances, historical factors and external influences that are contributing to the problem. Such commentary also overlooks grounds for optimism in the struggle for sexual rights and justice in Africa, not just for sexual minorities but for the majority population as well. Based on pioneering research on the history of homosexualities and engagement with current lgbti and HIV/AIDS activism, Marc Epprecht provides a sympathetic overview of the issues at play and a hopeful outlook on the potential of sexual rights for all."--Page 4 of cover.
Social justice --- Homophobia --- Anti-gay bias --- Anti-GLBT bias --- Anti-homosexual bias --- Anti-LGBT bias --- Antigay bias --- Discrimination against gays --- Fear of gays --- Fear of homosexuality --- GLBT bias --- Homonegativity --- Homophobic attitudes --- Homoprejudice --- Lesbophobia --- LGBT bias --- Sexual orientation discrimination --- Gay liberation movement --- Gay liberation movement. --- Gay rights --- Gay rights. --- Homophobia. --- Homosexuality --- Homosexuality. --- Human Rights. --- SOCIAL SCIENCE --- Sexual rights --- Sexual rights. --- Social Justice. --- Social justice. --- Gay Studies. --- Africa. --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Africa --- Sub-Saharan Africa --- Discrimination --- Phobias --- Heterosexism --- Equality --- Justice --- Sociology: sexual relations --- Collective Human Rights --- Equal Rights --- Linguistic Rights --- Right to Housing and Shelter --- Rights of Indigenous Peoples --- Human Rights, Collective --- Indigenous Peoples Rights --- Rights, Collective Human --- Rights, Equal --- Rights, Linguistic --- Social Justice --- Human Rights Abuses --- Gay and lesbian rights --- Gay men --- Gays --- Lesbian rights --- Lesbians --- Rights of gays --- Rights of lesbians --- Civil rights --- Gay and lesbian liberation movement --- Gay and lesbian movement --- Gay and lesbian rights movement --- Gay lib --- Gay movement --- Gay rights movement --- Homophile movement --- Homosexual liberation movement --- Homosexual movement --- Homosexual rights movement --- Lesbian liberation movement --- Lesbian rights movement --- Social movements --- Sexual freedom --- Human rights --- Same-sex attraction --- Sexual orientation --- Bisexuality --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Law and legislation --- Religious fundamentalism --- Violence --- Transgender --- Islam --- Government policy --- Book --- Christianity --- Action groups --- Anthropology --- Imaging
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