Sexuality in Islamic Traditions

Tolino, Serena (2024). Sexuality in Islamic Traditions. In: Wiesner-Hanks, Merry; Kuefler, Mathew (eds.) The Cambridge World History of Sexualities. Volume II: Systems of Thought and Belief (pp. 293-313). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 10.1017/9781108896016.015

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In this chapter I give an overview of the most relevant aspects related to sexuality in Islamic traditions, looking at how, especially in pre-modern societies, different normative systems co-existed beside each other. The chapter looks at discourses on sexuality in the Qur’an, the Sunna, Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), medicine, and books on bāh (coitus). I focused on those aspects of sexuality that were considered legitimate, and then on those sexual practices that were debated, such as masturbation, or considered completely illegitimate from the perspective of Islamic jurisprudence, such as same-sex relations. At the end of the chapter I present a brief discussion of how traditional ideas have been reinterpreted and/or challenged by feminist approaches to Islam.

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