From Semantics to Normative Law: Perceptions of Liwāt (Sodomy) and Sihāq (Tribadism) in Islamic Jurisprudence (8th-15th Century CE)

Abstract The present essay is an examination of classical jurists' legal determinations pertaining to liwāt (sodomy) and sihāq (tribadism), both of which have been little studied in their legal context. In exploring jurists' logic and legal categorizations, I argue that three major factors...

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Main Author: Omar, Sara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2012
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2012, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 222-256
Further subjects:B Women
B SOCIAL HIERARCHY
B SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
B Homosexuality
B IHSAN
B ZINA
B AND BOYS
B SIHAQ
B SAME-SEX INTERCOURSE
B TA'ZIR
B LEGAL STATUS
B HADD
B LIWAT
B Slaves
B FIQH / JURISPRUDENCE
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