Sexuality and the World's Religions (Religion in Contemporary Societies S)
• Covers Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and African and Native American religions• Explores religious values on topics such as homosexuality and practices such as Catholic celibacy• Examines great religious texts—from the Bible to the Vedas—in detail• American section examines non-traditional religions and communities, from Gays to Wiccans• 12 chapters on sexuality in each of the major religious traditions of the world, including African indigenous traditions, Native American traditions, Judaism, Protestant Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Catholic and Orthodox Christianity as well as topics in contemporary American religion such as feminist, New Age, and neopagan spiritualities• Chapters written by contributors who are recognized experts in each religion and in the topic of sexuality• Artwork including photographs of recent events and illustrations of pertinent sacred texts• An annotated bibliography of print and online resources"…very highly recommended for academic and large public libraries."-American Reference Books Annual"…offers one of the few explorations of sexuality and religion from a comparative perspective…The text builds on earlier work…providing not only a more extensive treatment of contemporary topics in religion and sexuality but also a more scholarly treatment, complete with extensive bibliographies…deals with a seldom touched area of investigation and offers a good introduction to the issue of religion and sexuality. Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates."-Choice