Abuse in World Religions (Vol. 2) - Towards Solutions

This book draws attention to the texts, mechanisms, and initiatives that address and combat such forms of sexual(ised) spiritual abuse, and appeals to academics and students of religious studies with interest in rape culture and spiritual abuse seeking to understand and to confront spiritual abuse and rape culture in their own communities.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Judaism: (Re)deploying Male Texts to Combat a Mostly Male Problem? Rabbinic Law and American Jewish Resistance to Sexual Abuse 2. Hinduism: Dynamic Resistance to Violence and Abuse: Examples from Hinduism 3a. Christianity: Accompanying Survivors of Sexual Harm - Responses, activism, and resistance to sexual harm within Christian contexts 3b. Christianity: Forging Biblical Interpretive Resilience in the Face of Bible-based Spiritual Abuse 4. Islam: Dynamic Resistance to Spiritual Abuse: Strategies and Innovations in Muslim Contexts 5. Sikhi(sm): From Sikhi Spiritual Abuse to Sikhi Spiritual Healing

About the author

Johanna Stiebert is Professor of Hebrew Bible at the University of Leeds and founding co-director of The Shiloh Project, a research collaboration exploring the intersections of rape culture, religion, and the Bible. She is Co-Investigator of the AHRC-funded research project, "Abuse in Religious Contexts."

Product details

• Assisted by: Stiebert Johanna (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 07.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032348575
• ISBN: 978-1-032-34857-5
• No. of pages: 108
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• 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, Sexual abuse & harassment, Psychotherapy, Religious ethics, Sexual abuse and harassment, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services