Religion, the body, and sexuality: an introduction
"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 bo...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publicado em: |
London New York, NY
Routledge, Taylor $ Francis Group
2021
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| Em: | Ano: 2021 |
| Coletânea / Revista: | Engaging with religion
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Religião
/ Corpo
/ Sexualidade
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AD Sociologia da religião AG Vida religiosa NCF Ética sexual |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Human Body
Religious aspects
B Sex Religious aspects |
| Acesso em linha: |
Sumário Texto da orelha |
| Parallel Edition: | Recurso Electrónico
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| Resumo: | "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"-- |
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| Descrição do item: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1138728128 |