LEADER 02862nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910457914503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-49356-9 010 $a9786613588791 010 $a1-86189-988-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000084067 035 $a(EBL)851008 035 $a(OCoLC)775302657 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000641076 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12245941 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000641076 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10622912 035 $a(PQKB)11006137 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC851008 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL851008 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10538358 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358879 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000084067 100 $a20120331d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSex and religion$b[electronic resource] $eteachings and taboos in the history of world faiths /$fDag ?Øistein Endsj{ostrok} 210 $aLondon $cReaktion Books$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $a"This book was first published in 2009 by Universitetsforlaget, Oslo, under the title Sex og Religion : Fra jomfruball til hellig homosex ... English translation by Peter Graves." 311 $a1-86189-815-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aSex and Religion Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Defining Sex and Religion; 2. No Sex, Thank You; 3. Solitary Sex; 4. The Blessings and Curses of Heterosexuality; 5. Homosexuality: Expected, Compulsory, Condemned; 6. Religio-Sexual Racism and Religious Discrimination; 7. Sex Beyond the Mortal Sphere; 8. Because You're Worth It; 9. Sacred Sex, Ritual Sex; 10. Religio-Sexual Priorities; Some Concluding Thoughts; References; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements; Index 330 $aSex and religion are inevitably and intricately linked. There are few realms of human experience other than sex in which religion has greater reach and influence. The role of religion, of any faith, to prohibit, regulate, condemn, and reward, is unavoidably prominent in questions of sex-namely with whom, when, how, and why. In Sex and Religion, Dag Øistein Endsjø examines the myriad and complex religious attitudes towards sex in cultures throughout the world. Endsjø reflects on some of the most significantly problematic areas in the relationship between sex 606 $aSex$xReligious aspects 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSex$xReligious aspects. 676 $a201.7 700 $aEndsj{ostrok}$b Dag ?Øistein$0977930 701 $aGraves$b Peter$0977931 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457914503321 996 $aSex and religion$92227884 997 $aUNINA