Literature from Islamic societies embraced homoerotic love until the 19th century. What happened?
- Written by Morteza Hajizadeh, Hajizadeh, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
An image of The Book of Kings shows a couple embracing with servants around them.Library of Congress, CC BY-SAFor centuries, literature from Islamic regions, especially Iran, celebrated male homoerotic love as a symbol of beauty, mysticism and spiritual longing. These attitudes were particularly pronounced during the Islamic Golden Age, from the...





