| The Power of Erotic Celibacy: Queering Heterosexuality Contributor(s): Isherwood, Lisa (Author) |
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ISBN: 0567082776 ISBN-13: 9780567082770 Publisher: T&T Clark OUR PRICE: $133.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christian Theology - General - Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 306.732 |
| LCCN: 2006298081 |
| Series: Queering Theology |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.26" W x 9.16" (0.51 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This title considers various issues regarding celibacy and Christianity including the following: how the female body is used to underpin exploitative social systems, how Christianity has tried to control the bodies of women through regulations about the female body, how women have used celibacy to subvert the social order, how radical incarnationalism and queer theory create new challenges to traditional understandings of celibacy, how being erotic and celibate may manifest in social, sexual and political ways. It also explores how being erotically celibate challenges patriarchal society and opens up new theological understanding. |