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The beauty of the houri : heavenly virgins, feminine ideals /

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"The fascination with the houri, the pure female of Islamic paradise, began long before September 11, 2001. Beauty of the Houri: Heavenly Virgins, Earthly Jihad, and the Feminine Models of Islam demonstrates how the ambiguous reward of the houri, mentioned in the Qurʼan and developed in Islamic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rustomji, Nerina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Paradise > Islam.
Islamic eschatology.
Paradis (Islam)
Eschatologie islamique.
Islam.
RELIGION.
History.
Philosophy.
Sexuality & Gender Studies.
Islamic eschatology
Paradise > Islam
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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