Sexuality and the world's religions / David W. Machacek and Melissa M. Wilcox, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Machacek, David W.

Wilcox, Melissa M., 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Religious aspects.

Sex.

Physical Description:

xxi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Cailf. : ABC-CLIO, [2003]

Summary:

- 12 contributors, all experts in various fields of religions studies- Richly illustrated Glossary of key terms

Contents:

Part 1 Gender and Sexuality in the World's Religions

1 Sexuality and Gender in African Spiritual Traditions / Randy P. Conner 3

2 Gender, Sexuality, and the Balance of Power in Native American Worldviews / Julianne Cordero, Elizabeth Currans 31

3 Harmony of Yin and Yang: Cosmology and Sexuality in Daoism / Xinzhong Yao 65

4 A Union of Fire and Water: Sexuality and Spirituality in Hinduism / Jeffrey S. Lidke 101

5 Buddhist Views on Gender and Desire / Liz Wilson 133

6 Sex in Jewish Law and Culture / Rebecca Alpert 177

7 The Vatican and the Laity: Diverging Paths in Catholic Understanding of Sexuality / James C. Cavendish 203

8 Varieties of Interpretations: Protestantism and Sexuality / Amy DeRogatis 231

9 Islamic Conceptions of Sexuality / Aysha Hidayatullah 255

Part 2 Religion, Gender, and Sexuality in the United States

10 Casting Divinity in My Image: Women, Men, and the Embodiment of Sacred Sexuality / Nancy Ramsey Tosh, Tanya Keenan 295

11 Innovation in Exile: Religion and Spirituality in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities / Melissa M. Wilcox 323

12 Religion and Sexual Liberty: Personal versus Civic Morality in the United States / David W. Machacek 359.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-408) and index.

ISBN:

1576073599

1851095322

OCLC:

52057792