RT Book
T1 Religion, the body, and sexuality: an introduction
T2 Engaging with religion
A1 Hoel, Nina
A1 Wilcox, Melissa M. 1972-
A1 Wilson, Elizabeth Louise 1961-
LA English
PP London New York, NY
PB Routledge, Taylor $ Francis Group
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/169365007X
AB "How does religion relate to bodies and sexualities? Many people would answer, simply, "through repression", but the relationship is much more complicated than that. While many religions draw boundaries between what they consider to be appropriate and inappropriate use of the human body, especially in the realm of sexuality, the same religions often celebrate human sexuality and even expect sexual partners to provide each other with sexual pleasure. Celibacy, too, is more than just repression, and sometimes it is even seen as providing the practitioner with great spiritual power; in other settings, the sex act itself is understood to provide this power. Religion, the Body and Sexuality offers students and general readers a sophisticated and accessible exploration of the connections between religion, sexuality, and the body, through case studies and overviews in the following thematic chapters: Celibacy, Regulation, Controversy, Violence,  Innovation, Instrumentalization, Ecstasy. Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading, questions for further thought, and a list of relevant media resources. This engaging book is an excellent addition to introductory courses on religion or sexuality and is a much-needed new volume for advanced courses on the intersections of these areas of human experience"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BL65.B63
SN 9781138728127
SN 9781138728103
K1 Human Body : Religious aspects
K1 Sex : Religious aspects