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

"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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Main Author: Rustomji, Nerina (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
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