Download or read book Virtues of the Flesh written by Zeʼev Maghen and published by Brill Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the portions of Muslim purity jurisprudence that deal with matters libidinal -- mul masa (the ritual result of contact with the opposite sex) and jan ba (ceremonial defilement following cohabitation) -- and examines their implications for the Islamic outlook on sexuality."