Medicine and Morality in Egypt - Gender and Sexuality in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (Hardcover)

In Middle Eastern and Islamic societies, the politics of sexual knowledge is a delicate and often controversial subject. Sherry Sayed Gadelrab focuses on nineteenth and early-twentieth century Egypt, claiming that during this period there was a perceptible shift in the medical discourse surrounding conceptualisations of sex differences and the construction of sexuality. Medical authorities began to promote theories that suggested men's innate 'active' sexuality as opposed to women's more 'passive' characteristics, interpreting the differences in female and male bodies to correspond to this hierarchy. Through examining the interconnection of medical, legal, religious and moral discourses on sexual behaviour, Gadelrab highlights the association between sex, sexuality and the creation and recreation of the concept of gender at this crucial moment in the development of Egyptian society. By analysing the debates at the time surrounding science, medicine, morality, modernity and sexuality, she paints a nuanced picture of the Egyptian understanding and manipulation of the concepts of sex and gender.

General

Imprint:	I.B. Tauris
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2016
Authors:	Sherry Sayed Gadelrab
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-78076-751-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Sexual relations Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-78076-751-X
Barcode:	9781780767512

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