| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 321 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Celibacy and the human body : an introduction / Carl Olson -- 2. Celibacy in the Greco-Roman world / Willi Braun -- 3. And Jacob remained alone : the Jewish struggle with celibacy / Eliezer Diamond -- 4. Celibacy in the early Christian church / Glenn Holland -- 5. Let anyone accept this who can : Medieval Christian virginity, chastity, and celibacy in the Latin West / Karen Cheatham -- 6. Celibacy and the Protestant traditions : from celibacy to the freedom of the Christian / M. Darrol Bryant -- 7. Islamic tradition and celibacy / Shahzad Bashir -- 8. Celibacy in classical Hinduism / Patrick Olivelle -- 9. Hindu devotionalism, Tantra, and celibacy / Carl Olson -- 10. Sthūlabhadra's lodgings : sexual restraint in Jainism / Paul Dundas -- 11. Celibacy in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism / John Powers -- 12. Celibacy in East Asian Buddhism / John Kieschnick -- 13. Sexual control and Daoist cultivation / Livia Kohn -- 14. Shinto and celibacy / C. Scott Littleton -- 15. A social-cultural analysis of celibacy among the Yoruba : Oyo Alafin's servants as case study / Oyeronke Olajubu -- 16. Celibacy and Native American Indians / Carl Olson -- 17. Abstinence, balance, and political control in Mesoamerica / Jeanne L. Gillespie |
| Summary |
For an educated, general readership and for use in college courses, this text introduces the role of celibacy, or a lack of it, in various religious traditions, and the contributors present the rationale for its observance (or not) within the context of each tradition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Sexual abstinence -- Religious aspects.
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Celibacy.
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RELIGION -- Inspirational.
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SELF-HELP -- Spiritual.
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Celibacy
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Sexual abstinence -- Religious aspects
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Christentum
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Zölibat
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Weltreligion
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Ehelosigkeit
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Celibaat.
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Religieuze aspecten.
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Zölibat.
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Sexuelle Abstinenz -- Religion.
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Religion -- Sexuelle Abstinenz.
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Zölibat.
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Sexuelle Abstinenz.
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Religion.
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Celibat -- religiösa aspekter.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Olson, Carl.
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| ISBN |
9780198041818 |
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0198041810 |
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9781435620148 |
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1435620143 |
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