The Power of Erotic Celibacy - Queering Heterosexuality

Zusammenfassung Examines the significance that celibacy may hold in the modern millennium. This book considers the female body, how it has been used to underpin exploitative social systems, and how Christianity has tried to control the bodies of women through regulations about the female body. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1 The Body Social and the Divine BodyChapter 2 Queering the Body of Christ Chapter 3 Celibacy: The Hidden HistoryChapter 4 True Love Waits Chapter 5 The Power of the EroticChapter 6 Erotic Celibacy: The Power of Queer Revolutions

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Isherwood, Isherwood Lisa
• Publisher: T. & T. Clark Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2006
• EAN: 9780567082770
• ISBN: 978-0-567-08277-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Queering Theology; Queering Theology; Queering Theology Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Gay & Lesbian studies, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics