Women in Islam

Indian religions and cultures are diverse and have always influenced the way people live in this part of the world. Religion has been a very dominant influence in marriage, choice of marital partner and cohabitation. The present paper looks at various religions in India and their influence on sexual attitudes and the institution of marriage. Sikhism, Jainism and the Parsi faith with its influence on sexuality and marriage are reviewed. Christian values and the role they play in shaping sexual notions as well Christian marriage traditions are explored. The paper also looks at the influences Islam has had on marriage and sexuality and ends with a feminist perspective on women and sexual attitudes towards women.

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“…Furthermore, if a Muslim spouse converts to another religion after marriage the marriage is again void. [1516]…”

Section: Islam: Influence On Sexuality and Marriagementioning

confidence: 99%

Indian religious concepts on sexuality and marriage

Mahajan

Pimple

Palsetia

et al. 2013

Indian J Psychiatry

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“…To Muslims, family 4 is imperative to social stability. Maintaining family honour ( izzat ) is therefore a responsibility of paramount importance (Norcliffe, 1999; El-Hadi, 2000; Roald, 2001).…”

Section: Family Honour and Social Obligationsmentioning

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Negotiating Space with Family and Kin in Identity Construction: The Narratives of British Non-Heterosexual Muslims

Yip

2004

The Sociological Review

109

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This paper highlights significant moments, strategies, and themes in British nonheterosexual Muslims' management of familial and kin relations. Significant sociocultural and religious factors constitute the framework within which they negotiate such relations. These factors are: the strict religious censure of non-heterosexuality (specifically homosexuality) based on various Islamic written sources, the pervasive cultural censure of homosexuality as a 'western disease', the expectation of marriage as a cultural and religious obligation, the respect for parents, and the maintenance of family honour (izzat) particularly in the close-knit kinship network. These factors, which significantly inform the participants' responses and experiences, also reflect the social position of this religious and ethnic minority in British society. Specifically, the participants highlighted the complexity of secrecy, silence and discretion in balancing individualism (ie expression of sexuality) and socioreligious obligations. In general, the data demonstrate the intricate inter-relatedness of structure and agency, and the cultural embeddedness of the production and management of identity and social relations.

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“…There is also a higher degree of internal pluralism within Christianity (some argue that this is evidence of secularization), compared to Islam, which opens up more space for dissident identities and alternative religious practices. Indeed, Islam in the west, being a minority religion, also heightens expectation of adherence and conformity, as a form of cultural defence (Bruce, 2002;Roald, 2001). Further, Islam plays a significant role in ethnic identification among British Muslims, who are primarily of South Asian origin.…”

Section: Against This Backdrop It Is Not Surprising That Non-heterosmentioning

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Queering Religious Texts: An Exploration of British Non-heterosexual Christians’ and Muslims’ Strategy of Constructing Sexuality-affirming Hermeneutics

Yip

2005

Sociology

135

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Religious authority figures often use religious texts as the primary basis for censuring homosexuality. In recent years, however, non-heterosexual Christians and Muslims have begun to contest the discursively produced boundary of sexual morality. Drawing upon two research projects on non-heterosexual Christians and Muslims, this paper explores the three approaches embedded in this strategy. While acknowledging that homosexuality is indeed portrayed negatively in some parts of religious texts, the participants critique traditional hermeneutics by highlighting its inaccuracy and socio-cultural specificity, and arguing for a contextualized and culturally-relevant interpretation. They also critique the credibility of institutional interpretive authority, by highlighting its inadequacy and ideology; and relocating authentic interpretive authority to personal experience. Finally, they recast religious texts to construct resources for their spiritual nourishment. This strategy generally reflects contemporary western religious landscape that prioritizes the authority of the self over that of religious institution.

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Women in Islam

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Indian religious concepts on sexuality and marriage

Indian religious concepts on sexuality and marriage

Negotiating Space with Family and Kin in Identity Construction: The Narratives of British Non-Heterosexual Muslims

Queering Religious Texts: An Exploration of British Non-heterosexual Christians’ and Muslims’ Strategy of Constructing Sexuality-affirming Hermeneutics

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