The Making of a Gay Muslim Religion, Sexuality and Identity in Malaysia and Britain /

• Main Author: Shah, Shanon (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Lived Religion and Societal Challenges
• Subjects: Religion and sociology.; Ethnicity.; Gender identity.; Self.; Identity (Psychology).; Sociology of Religion.; Ethnicity Studies.; Gender and Sexuality.; Self and Identity.

This book highlights the lived experiences of gay Muslims in Malaysia, where Islam is the majority and official religion, and in Britain, where Muslims form a religious minority. By exploring how they negotiate their religious and sexual identities, Shah challenges the notion that Islam is inherentl...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Looking for Gay Muslims
• 3. Studying Islam and Homosexuality
• 4. Comparing Malaysia and Britain
• 5. Coming to Terms with Being Gay and Muslim
• 6. Gay Expressions of Islam
• 7. The Wider Politics of Halal and Haram
• 8. Conclusion.