Born again bodies
Subtitle: flesh and spirit in American Christianity
By: R. Marie Griffith
Contributors: NetLibrary, Inc
Series: California studies in food and culture -- 12
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 323
Subjects: Protestantism; Religious life and customs; History; History of doctrines; Human Body; Christianity
Description: 'Born Again Bodies' explores a modern manifestation of religious asceticism. Using literature with titles such as 'What Would Jesus Eat?' the promoters of Christian diet programmes are enrolling hundreds of thousands of Americans prepared to believe that fat people won't make it to heaven.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.

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Electronic data. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2004.

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