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Celibacy and religious traditions / edited by Carl Olson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Olson, Carl, Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexual abstinence--Religious aspects.
- Sexual abstinence.
- Celibacy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press 2007
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- For an educated, general readership and for use in college courses, this text introduces the role of celibacy, or a lack of it, in various religious traditions, and the contributors present the rationale for its observance (or not) within the context of each tradition.
- Contents:
- 11. Celibacy in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism12. Celibacy in East Asian Buddhism; 13. Sexual Control and Daoist Cultivation; 14. Shinto and Celibacy; 15. A Social-Cultural Analysis of Celibacy among the Yoruba: Oyo Alafin's Servants as a Case Study; 16. Celibacy and Native American Indians; 17. Abstinence, Balance, and Political Control in Mesoamerica; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-029437-X
- 0-19-530632-5
- 9786611163211
- 1-281-16321-X
- 0-19-804181-0
- 1-4356-2014-3
- OCLC:
- 539219856
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