Abuse in World Religions - Articulating the Problem

Abuse in World Religions (Vol.1) will appeal to those seeking to understand and to confront spiritual abuse and rape culture in their own communities, and emphasises the diversity and reach of manifestations of spiritual abuse, it offers snapshots and examples from five major religious traditions.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Judaism, Our Revolt-ing Women: Bringing Women Together 2. Hinduism, From God's Slaves to Sex Slaves: The Plight of Devadasis in Hinduism 3. Christianity, Violence and Abuse in Christian Contexts: The Example of Domestic Abuse 4. Islam, Developments in the field of understanding Spiritual Abuse within Muslim Contexts 5. Sikhi(sm), What's faith got to do with it? Domestic Violence and Abuse in Sikh Communities

About the author

Johanna Stiebert is Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Leeds, UK. She is author of Rape Myths, the Bible and #MeToo (Routledge, 2020) and co-author (with Saima Afzal) of Marriage, Bible, Violence (Routledge, 2024). Her research interests centre on topics of gender, sexuality, and activism. She co-founded and co-directs The Shiloh Project (https://www.shilohproject.blog/).

Product details

• Authors: Johanna Stiebert
• Assisted by: Stiebert Johanna (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 15.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032341255
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3234125-5
• No. of pages: 118
• Series: Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, RELIGION / Ethics, Sexual abuse & harassment, Psychotherapy, Religious ethics, Sexual abuse and harassment, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services