Rape Culture and Spiritual Violence - Religion, Testimony, and Visions of Healing

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Rape Culture Ordained by God? 3. Learning from Women's Testimony 4. A Preliminary Analysis of Sexual Violence and Rape Culture 5. Sexual Violence, Han, and Spiritual Death 6. Spiritual Resurrection: Han-Pu-Ri and Momentary Salvation 7. Conclusion. Index

About the author

Gina Messina-Dysert is Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies at Ursuline College, USA, and co-founder and co-director of the Feminism and Religion project (http://feminismandreligion.com).

Summary

'Rape Culture and Spiritual Violence' examines sexual violence against women, how religion and society contribute to a rape culture, and the extreme suffering endured by rape victims as a result.

Product details

• Authors: Gina Messina-Dysert, Messina-Dysert Gina
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2014
• EAN: 9781844657889
• ISBN: 978-1-84465-788-9
• No. of pages: 140
• Series: Religion and Violence
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, Christianity, Religion & politics, Religious ethics, Religion and Politics, Sexual abuse and harassment, Gender studies: women and girls, Religious issues and debates