Shameful bodies : religion and the culture of physical improvement /

What happens when your body doesn't look how it's supposed to look, or feel how it's supposed to feel, or do what it's supposed to do? Who or what defines the ideals behind these expectations? How can we challenge them and live more peacefully in our bodies? Shameful Bodies: Reli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lelwica, Michelle Mary (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2017.
Subjects:	Human body > Religious aspects. Self-actualization (Psychology) > Religious aspects. Corps humain > Aspect religieux. Religion: general. Religion & politics. Religion & beliefs. Humanist & secular alternatives to religion. RELIGION > Comparative Religion. RELIGION > Essays. RELIGION > Reference. Human body > Religious aspects Self-actualization (Psychology) > Religious aspects Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1. Deconstructing the 'better body' story
2. Christianity's hidden contributions to the culture of physical improvement
3. Religious-like features of the culture of physical improvement
4. An alternative approach to embodied life
5. Disability shame
6. Fat shame
7. The shame of chronic pain and illness
8. The shame of getting old.