A Taste of Honey: Sexuality and Erotology in Islam

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Rabaah Publishers, Aug 12, 2015 - Health & Fitness - 352 pages

A Taste of Honey provides a scholarly exposition on the prominent place that sexuality and erotology enjoyed in traditional Islam. The book is divided into two parts; part one presents a critical examination of sexual ethics and part two consists of a concise treatise on the art of seduction and lovemaking.


The central aim of this book argues that Islam is a sexually enlightened religion which teaches that sensuality should not be devoid of spirituality. The book also argues that the loss of sacred sensuality afflicting modern society can be reclaimed by a revival of the classical erotological tradition.


Drawing upon the Qur’ān, ĥadīth and traditional erotological literature, the book follows the style and composition of classical Eastern and Afro-Arab love texts such as the Kama Sutra and Jalāl ad-Dīn aś-Śuyūţī’s erotic treatises. A Taste of Honey is a thought-provoking work on a highly sensitive, yet extremely important subject.

 

Contents

Modesty ĥayā
42
Sexual Desire hawā
53
Beauty jamāl
98
Love ĥubb
116
Fidelity iffah
133
Infidelity fawāĥish 110
144
7
160
8
174
9
192
The Woman of Quality
227
Sensual Massage tadlīk
258
Conclusion Superiority of the Love of Allah
311
Index
333
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About the author (2015)

Habeeb Akande is a British born writer, historian and erotologist of Yoruba descent. He graduated from Kingston University with a First Class BA with Honours degree in Business and Film Studies. After his graduation, he travelled to Cairo, Egypt to study Arabic, Islamic Law and Islamic History at al-Azhar High School and University.

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