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The Ashgate research companion to contemporary religion and sexuality

Hunt, Stephen

Authors

Stephen Hunt



Contributors

Stephen Hunt stephen3.hunt@uwe.ac.uk
Editor

Andrew Yip
Editor

Abstract

The Ashgate Research Companion to Contemporary Religion and Sexuality provides academics and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current research in the area of sexuality and religion, broadly defined. This collection of expert essays offers an inter-disciplinary study of the important aspects of sexuality and religion, calling upon sociological, cultural, historical and theological contributions to an under-researched subject. The Companion focuses on the exploration of diverse religious faiths, spiritualities, and sexualities with contributions that embrace many contrasting approaches related to the contemporary context. By adopting a truly inter-disciplinary and multi-dimensional perspective, the Companion embraces the complexities of both sexuality and religion. Aimed primarily at a readership with specialist interest in both, The Ashgate Research Companion to Contemporary Religion and Sexuality offers an innovative and refreshing analysis of key theoretical and empirical issues in an increasingly relevant and expanding area of academic interest.

The Companion comprises five main thematic sections, each with chapters ranging across a variety of crucial topics traversing various faith traditions. The principal themes are: epistemological and methodological issues; the significance of religious text; institutional religious settings; stability transformation and change; contesting hegemonic structures and discourses. Each section includes four chapters contributed by leading international experts in their respective fields and who are at the cutting-edge of current research. Collectively, they offer an inter-disciplinary and comprehensive survey of sexuality and religion.

Citation

Hunt, S. (2012). S. Hunt, & A. Yip (Eds.), The Ashgate research companion to contemporary religion and sexuality. UK: Ashgate

Book Type Authored Book
Publication Date Dec 21, 2012
Publicly Available Date Jun 7, 2019
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
ISBN 9781409409496
Keywords religion, sexuality, research companion
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/941046
Publisher URL http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409409496

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