Religion and sexuality in cross-cultural perspective
Issues of sexuality and gender are hotly contested in both religious communities and national cultures around the world. In the social sciences, religious traditions are often depicted as inherently conservative or even reactionary in their commitments to powerful patriarchal and pronatalist sexual...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Oxfordshire, England New York, New York
Routledge
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Sexuality
B Religion / Sexual behavior / Gender-specific role |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Electronic books Electronic books B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion B Sex Religious aspects |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Issues of sexuality and gender are hotly contested in both religious communities and national cultures around the world. In the social sciences, religious traditions are often depicted as inherently conservative or even reactionary in their commitments to powerful patriarchal and pronatalist sexual norms and gender categories. In illuminating the practices of religious traditions in various cultures, these essays expose the diversity of religious rituals and mythologies pertaining to sexuality. In the process the contributors challenge conventional notions of what is normative in our sexual |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 1135375887 |