Female homosexuality in the Middle East : histories and representations

Female homosexuality in the Middle East : histories and representations / Samar Habib.

Author/creator	Habib, Samar
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Routledge, ©2007.
Description	viii, 195 pages ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Lesbianism--Middle East. Lesbianism--Islamic countries. Homosexuality--Middle East. Lesbianism in literature. Lesbianism in motion pictures. Arabic literature--History and criticism.

Series	Routledge research in gender and society ; 13 Routledge research in gender and society 13. ^A720874
Contents	Introduction: Contemporary views of female homosexuality in the Middle East -- Constructing and deconstructing sexuality : new paradigms for "gay" historiography -- An overview of medieval literature concerning female homosexuality -- A close reading of Aĥmad Ibn Yusuf Tifashi's Nuzhat al Albab : toward re-envisioning the Islamic Middle East -- Contemporary representations of female homosexuality in Arabic literature and criticism -- Some like it luke-warm : a brief history of the representation of (homo)sexuality in Egyptian film -- Conclusion: Homosexuals, the people of Lot, and the future of Arabic homosexuality.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-192) and index.
Bibliography note	Includes filmography: p. 192.
LCCN	2006039037
ISBN	9780415956734 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	0415956730 (hardback : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HQ75.6.M628 H33 2007	✔ Available	Place Hold