Sexuality and the world's religions /
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
ABC-CLIO,
[2003]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- About the contributors
- pt. 1. Gender and sexuality in the world's religions
- 1. Sexuality and gender in African spiritual traditions / Randy P. Conner
- 2. Gender, sexuality, and the balance of power in Native American worldviews / Julianne Cordero and Elizabeth Currans
- 3. Harmony of yin and yang : cosmology and sexuality in Daoism / Xinzhong Yao
- 4. A union of fire and water : sexuality and spirituality in Hinduism / Jeffrey S. Lidke
- 5. Buddhist views on gender and desire / Liz Wilson
- 6. Sex in Jewish law and culture / Rebecca Alpert
- 7. The Vatican and the laity : diverging paths in Catholic understanding of sexuality / James C. Cavendish
- 8. Varieties of interpretations : Protestantism and sexuality / Amy DeRogatis
- 9. Islamic conceptions of sexuality / Aysha Hidayatullah
- pt. 2. Religion, gender, and sexuality in the United States
- 10. Casting divinity in my image : women, men, and the embodiment of sacred sexuality / Nancy Ramsey Tosh and Tanya Keenan
- 11. Innovation in exile : religion and spirituality in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities / Melissa M. Wilcox
- 12. Religion and sexual liberty : personal versus civic morality in the United States / David W. Machacek
- Suggestions for further readings
- Index.