Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality

Name: Embodying Religion, Gender and Sexuality
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Embodying Religion, Gender and SexualityAuthor(s): Sarah-Jane Page, Katy Pilcher\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367649555, 978-0367649555\nSynopsis\nTaking the notion of embodiment as a starting point, this volume maps the interconnecting relationships between religion, gender and sexuality. \n\nThe chapters highlight how the body its location, the narratives that surround it, its movement and negotiations is central to understanding these multifaceted relationships. The contributors recognise the ways in which gender and sexuality are crucial to how we embody religion and encourage a more complex and nuanced understanding of embodied religion. The material is organised according to three central themes: (1) the relationship between the religious and the secular; (2) power, regulation and resistance; and (3) the symbolism of gendered bodies. \n\nCutting across a range of disciplinary perspectives, Embodying R.