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The sexual world of the Arabian Nights
- Title
- The sexual world of the Arabian Nights / David Ghanim.
- Author
- Ghanim, David
- Publication
- Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
- ©2018
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| Text | Request in advance | PJ7737 .G48 2018 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 187 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Arabian Nights is a valuable treasure for studying gender and sexuality, it is regrettable to say that in the Middle East this narrative is still disparaged as either bawdy tales or silly tales for children. Yet, the way a culture treats its literature is a function of the nature of society. It is time to re-internalize and appreciate this collection of tales celebrated as one of the outstanding world literature. After all, these tales are a cultural and literary product of the same region"--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Alluring sexuality -- 2. Inexorable sexuality -- 3. Insatiable lust -- 4. Demonic sexuality -- 5. Rape and incest -- 6. Promiscuous life -- 7. Transgressive adultery -- 8. Sexual perfidy -- 9. Tales of cuckoldry -- 10. Lesbian encounter -- 11. Tempting pederasty -- 12. Hedonistic narrative.
- ISBN
- 9781108425360
- 1108425364
- 9781108442251
- 1108442250
- LCCN
- 2017057292
- 40028248309
- OCLC
- on1015264538
- 1015264538
- SCSB-9028719
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries