Celibacy and Religious Traditions
Häftad bok. Oxford University Press. Första uppl. 2008.
Gott skick. Tryckt 2007. Häftad, 321 sid. Förstrykningar med färgpenna i måttlig omfattning i texten.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780195306323
- Titel
- Celibacy and religious traditions
- Författare
- Olson, Carl
- Förlag
- New York : Oxford University Press
- Utgivningsår
- 2008
- Språk
- English
- Baksidestext
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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