Reclaiming alterity: strangeness and the queering of Islam in medieval and early modern Spain
This essay argues for the reclamation of radical alterity or the intentional embracing of difference/otherness/strangeness by Muslims as a location of solidarity with marginalized communities, who have been historically ostracized due to sexuality. As the initial social location of Islam vis-á-vis m...
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| Tipo di documento: | Digitale/Stampa Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Taylor & Francis
[2016]
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Theology & sexuality
Anno: 2016, Volume: 22, Fascicolo: 1/2, Pagine: 42-56 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Spanien
/ Islam
/ Cristianesimo
/ L'altro
/ Omosessualità
/ Storia 711-1614
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | BJ Islam CC Cristianesimo; religione non cristiana; relazioni interreligiose FD Teologia contestuale KAA Chiesa; storia KBH Penisola iberica NCF Etica della sessualità |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Muslim alterity
B strangeness B Otherness B Muslim Spain B queer Islam B Radical Alterity B al-Andalus B Spain |
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| Edizione parallela: | Elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | This essay argues for the reclamation of radical alterity or the intentional embracing of difference/otherness/strangeness by Muslims as a location of solidarity with marginalized communities, who have been historically ostracized due to sexuality. As the initial social location of Islam vis-á-vis medieval and early modern Christendom, the rehabilitation of Muslim alterity/otherness today serves as a location for solidarity with other marginalized groups such as members of the LGBTQ community. The chosen historical timeframe of medieval and early modern Spain helps to situate this conversation both inside and on the fringes of European Christendom. This essay seeks to accomplish this by mining both Muslim and Christian sources in medieval and early modern Iberia with special attention being paid to discourses located at the intersections of Islamophobia and sexuality. The texts discussed allow for a more thorough investigation of Muslim alterity in the Iberian context, while serving as a launch point for deeper discussions of contemporary religious and sexual hierarchies. |
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| ISSN: | 1355-8358 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Theology & sexuality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/13558358.2017.1296687 |