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Sexual desire has long played a key role in Western judgments about the value of Arab civilization. In the past, Westerners viewed the Arab world as licentious, and Western intolerance of sex led them to brand Arabs as decadent; but as Western society became more sexually open, the supposedly prudis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Massad, Joseph Andoni, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Civilization, Arab.
Arabs > Sexual behavior.
Sexual Behavior > history
Homosexuality > history
Civilisation arabe.
Arabes > Sexualité.
PSYCHOLOGY > Human Sexuality.
SELF-HELP > Sexual Instruction.
Civilization, Arab
Public opinion, Western
Araber
Einstellung
Sexualität
Öffentliche Meinung
Seksuele ethiek.
Arabieren.
Arab countries > Foreign public opinion, Western.
Arab countries
Westliche Welt
Araber.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Sexual desire has long played a key role in Western judgments about the value of Arab civilization. In the past, Westerners viewed the Arab world as licentious, and Western intolerance of sex led them to brand Arabs as decadent; but as Western society became more sexually open, the supposedly prudish Arabs soon became viewed as backward. Rather than focusing exclusively on how these views developed in the West, in Desiring Arabs Joseph A. Massad reveals the history of how Arabs represented their own sexual desires. To this aim, he assembles a massive and diverse compendium of Arabic writing fr.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 453 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-441) and indexes.
ISBN:9780226509600
0226509605
9786611965914
6611965912

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