Play, pain and religion : creating gestalt through kink encounter / Alison Robertson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, Alison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--Religious aspects.

Sex.

Spirituality.

Sadomasochism.

Bondage (Sexual behavior).

Sexual dominance and submission.

Physical Description:

213 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire ; Bristol, CT : Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2021.

Summary:

"Play, Pain and Religion is the first consideration of the practices associated with BDSM (Bondage, Domination, Submission and Masochism) in the context of Religious Studies scholarship. The focus is an exploration of BDSM experience as it emerges from the complex interactions of kink activities and relationship"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Processes of religioning

2. Setting the scene

3. What it is that we do: Experiential accounts of play

4. The play experience (1): Making play-spaces

5. The play experience (2): Inside play-spaces

6. Subcultural identity: Kink in context and in clothes

7. Kinky bodies

8. Exploring the edge

9. Kink ritualising

10. Conclusion: Gestalt kink, gestalt religion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Robertson, Alison. Play, pain and religion

ISBN:

9781800500280

1800500289

9781800500297

1800500297

OCLC:

1237350590

Publisher Number:

99988509144