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Sexuality and the World's Religions

Sexuality and the World's Religions

Machacek, David Wayne
Wilcox, Melissa M.
Machacek, David W.

Hardcover

Series: Religion in Contemporary Societies S

Comparative ReligionGeneral SociologySexuality

ISBN10: 1576073599
ISBN13: 9781576073599
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Aug 13 2003
Pages: 452
Weight: 2.13
Height: 1.20 Width: 7.08 Depth: 10.46
Language: English

Exploring one of the most controversial topics in contemporary theology, this scholarly volume reveals what the world's great faiths--East and West--preach about sexuality, with a special emphasis on American religion.

What do the world's most important religious texts have to say about one of humanity's favorite activities? Editors David W. Machacek and Melissa M. Wilcox have brought together top scholars in the field of religious studies to ask and answer these critical questions. Carefully researched, elegantly written, and respectfully presented, Sexuality and the World's Religions explores the intersection of the spiritual and the carnal in Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and African and Native American spiritual traditions.

A separate section explores critical religious and sexual topics in American society, including the role of spirituality in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities; the role of sex in the modern witchcraft community; and the ever thorny problem of religion and sexual liberty. Reconciling sexuality and spirituality in every human soul is one of religion's most important tasks. Students and other readers will find this timely and comprehensive volume of interest in exploring these issues.

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