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The Beauty of the Houri

- Heavenly Virgins, Feminine Ideals
Af: Nerina Professor Rustomji Engelsk Hardback

The Beauty of the Houri

- Heavenly Virgins, Feminine Ideals
Af: Nerina Professor Rustomji Engelsk Hardback
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A captivating look at the history of the pure females of Islamic paradise known as the houriThe fascination with the houri, the pure female of Islamic paradise, began long before September 11, 2001. Beauty of the Houri: Heavenly Virgins, Feminine Ideals demonstrates how the ambiguous reward of the houri, mentioned in the Qurʾan and developed in Islamic theological writings, has gained a distinctive place in the cultural eye from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century.The houri had multiple functions in Islamic texts that ranged from caretaker, to pure companion, to personal entertainment. French, English, and American writers used the houri to critique Islam and Muslim societies, while also adopting the houri as a model of feminine beauty. Unlike earlier texts that presented different forms of the houri or universalized the houri for all women, writings about the houri after September 11th offer contradictory messages about Islam. In the twenty-first century, the image of the houri has come to symbolize a reward for violence and the possibility of gender parity.As a cosmic figure that inspires enduring questions about the promise of paradise and the idealized feminine form, the houri has a singular past and broad potential for future interpretation. The Beauty of the Houri narrates an intellectual history of the houri and offers a contemporary account of how theological ambiguity has led to different interpretations of this powerfully enduring Islamic concept.
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A captivating look at the history of the pure females of Islamic paradise known as the houriThe fascination with the houri, the pure female of Islamic paradise, began long before September 11, 2001. Beauty of the Houri: Heavenly Virgins, Feminine Ideals demonstrates how the ambiguous reward of the houri, mentioned in the Qurʾan and developed in Islamic theological writings, has gained a distinctive place in the cultural eye from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century.The houri had multiple functions in Islamic texts that ranged from caretaker, to pure companion, to personal entertainment. French, English, and American writers used the houri to critique Islam and Muslim societies, while also adopting the houri as a model of feminine beauty. Unlike earlier texts that presented different forms of the houri or universalized the houri for all women, writings about the houri after September 11th offer contradictory messages about Islam. In the twenty-first century, the image of the houri has come to symbolize a reward for violence and the possibility of gender parity.As a cosmic figure that inspires enduring questions about the promise of paradise and the idealized feminine form, the houri has a singular past and broad potential for future interpretation. The Beauty of the Houri narrates an intellectual history of the houri and offers a contemporary account of how theological ambiguity has led to different interpretations of this powerfully enduring Islamic concept.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 248
ISBN-13: 9780190249342
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 019024934X
Udg. Dato: 28 apr 2022
Længde: 23mm
Bredde: 148mm
Højde: 217mm
Forlag: Oxford University Press Inc
Oplagsdato: 28 apr 2022
Forfatter(e) Nerina Professor Rustomji


Kategori Religion og politik


ISBN-13 9780190249342


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 248


Udgave


Længde 23mm


Bredde 148mm


Højde 217mm


Udg. Dato 28 apr 2022


Oplagsdato 28 apr 2022


Forlag Oxford University Press Inc