Masculinity, Homosexuality and the Defence of Islam: A Case Study of Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s Media Fatwa
This paper analyses how Islamic Neo-traditionalists perceive gender constructs through a distorted view of religious texts and cultural conventions. It explores the ramifications of these constructs for attitudes towards same-sex orientations and relationships. These themes are discussed with refere...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2012]
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Religion & gender
Year: 2012, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 254-279 |
Further subjects: | B
Islam
B Neo-traditionalism B Homophobia B Media B Masculinities |
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Summary: | This paper analyses how Islamic Neo-traditionalists perceive gender constructs through a distorted view of religious texts and cultural conventions. It explores the ramifications of these constructs for attitudes towards same-sex orientations and relationships. These themes are discussed with reference to a case study of a TV talk show on 5 June 2006 by one conservative scholar-activist, Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, whose teachings have an impact in the Middle-East and on Muslim minorities in the West. The paper will demonstrate how al-Qaradawi articulates his views of homophobia as part of an agenda to reinforce perceived threats to Muslim masculinity. |
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ISSN: | 1878-5417 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion & gender
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18785417-00202005 |