LEADER 02695nam 2200445 450 001 9910820001903321 005 20230822235737.0 010 $a1-315-19059-1 010 $a1-351-74956-0 035 $a(CKB)4100000011362176 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6267371 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011362176 100 $a20201119d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReligion, the body, and sexuality $ean introduction /$fNina Hoel, Melissa M. Wilcox, and Liz Wilson 210 1$aAbingdon, Oxon :$cRoutledge,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (181 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aEngaging with religion 311 $a1-138-72810-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"How does religion relate to bodies and sexualities? Many people would answer, simply, "through repression", but the relationship is much more complicated than that. While many religions draw boundaries between what they consider to be appropriate and inappropriate use of the human body, especially in the realm of sexuality, the same religions often celebrate human sexuality and even expect sexual partners to provide each other with sexual pleasure. Celibacy, too, is more than just repression, and sometimes it is even seen as providing the practitioner with great spiritual power; in other settings, the sex act itself is understood to provide this power. Religion, the Body and Sexuality offers students and general readers a sophisticated and accessible exploration of the connections between religion, sexuality, and the body, through case studies and overviews in the following thematic chapters: Celibacy, Regulation, Controversy, Violence, Innovation, Instrumentalization, Ecstasy. Each chapter includes suggestions for further reading, questions for further thought, and a list of relevant media resources. This engaging book is an excellent addition to introductory courses on religion or sexuality and is a much-needed new volume for advanced courses on the intersections of these areas of human experience"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aSex$xReligious aspects 606 $aHuman body$xReligious aspects 615 0$aSex$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aHuman body$xReligious aspects. 676 $a202.2 700 $aHoel$b Nina$01688829 702 $aWilcox$b Melissa M.$f1972- 702 $aWilson$b Liz$f1961- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820001903321 996 $aReligion, the body, and sexuality$94063378 997 $aUNINA