To browse Academia. Eros and Sexuality in Islamic Art presents seven case studies addressing the topics of eroticism and sexuality in the visual arts of the medieval and early modern Muslim world.
As the first systematic study on these subjects, this volume fills a notable lacuna in the field of Islamic art history and contributes to the lively debates on the nature and function of erotic and sexual images that have featured prominently in broader art-historical discussions in recent decades. Through rigorous historical and cultural contextualization, the articles in this book establish a constructive scholarly discussion on these long neglected themes.
Furthermore, by bringing to light unknown or little known visual material, in addition to reconsidering and reinterpreting well-known themes, the chapters demonstrate how art-historical sources can complement the approaches taken in other disciplines.
The image that appears on the jacket of this book offers an apt point of departure to outline some of the issues that inspired the present collection of chapters Figure 1. Marked by a series of sensual gestures and suggestive gazes, moving from flirtatious exchange to overt bodily interaction, the couples present the more sensuous and physical facets of lovemaking by rehearsing its key aspects: courtship, seduction, and, ultimately, sexual union.
Mujeres dentro y fuera de la academia. Salamanca: Aquilafuente-Universidad de Salamanca, pp. Hospice and Palliative Medicine International Journal, Log in with Facebook Log in with Google. Remember me on this computer. Enter the email address you signed up with and we'll email you a reset link. Need an account? Click here to sign up.
