Let's Talk about Celibacy!: How Western Christian Culture Affects the Construction of Sex, Body, and Gender in Popular and Scholarly Discourses

The periodical or permanent abstinence from sexual activity is a cultural and religious practice that can be found across historical and cultural contexts. Contemporary religious and non-religious discourses in the western context promote celibacy in consciously secular terms as a hip and even sexy...

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Published in:Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Main Author: Knauß, Stefanie 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2017]
In: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Western world / Christianity / Celibacy / Sexual behavior / Bodiliness / Geschlechtersoziologie
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
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