Sex and Society in Islam: Birth Control Before the Nineteenth Century - Brossura

Musallam, B. F.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521338581 ISBN 13: 9780521338585

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Riassunto

In this study of birth control in the classical Islamic world, Basim Musallam demonstrates the wide range of evidence available to dispel many assumptions that are rampant in many people's beliefs. Medieval Arabic discussions of contraception and abortion in Islamic jurisprudence, medicine, materia medica, belles lettres, erotica and popular literature show that birth control was sanctioned by Islamic law and opinion. Contraceptive methods were available throughout pre-modern times and were used to meet social, economic, personal and medical needs. Sex and Society in Islam considers the impact of birth control as a factor in demographic change, and therefore in social history.

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Sex and Society in Islam considers the impact of birth control in classical Islamic world and argues that contrary to most beliefs, contraceptives were sanctioned by Islamic law and opinion. Contraceptive methods were available throughout pre-modern times and were used to meet social, economic, personal and medical needs.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0521338581
• ISBN 13: 9780521338585
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 186