The Body in Religion 1st Edition by Yudit Kornberg Greenberg 1472595041 9781472595041

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• ISBN 10:1472595041
• ISBN 13: 9781472595041
• Author: Yudit Kornberg Greenberg

The Body in Religion: Cross-Cultural Perspectives surveys influential ways in which the body is imagined and deployed in religious practices and beliefs across the globe. Filling the gap for an up-to-date and comparative approach to theories and practices of the body in religion, this book explores the cultural influences on embodiment and their implications for religious institutions and spirituality. Examples are drawn from religions such as Jainism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shintoism, Paganism, Aboriginal, African, and Native American religions, in addition to the five major religions of the world. Topics covered include: – Gender and sexuality – Female modesty and dress codes – Circumcision and menstruation rituals – God language and erotic desire – Death, dying, and burial rites – Disciplining the body through prayer, yoga, and meditation – Feasting and fasting rituals Illustrated throughout with over 60 images, The Body in Religion is designed for course use in religious studies as well as interdisciplinary courses across the humanities and the social sciences. Further online resources include a sample syllabus.

Table contents:

1 The Body in Creation Myths
2 Representation of the Divine in Art and Text
3 Erotic Desire and Divine love
4 The Body in Religious Ritual
5 Food: Laws and Practices
6 Sustaining the Body: Breath, Harmony, Health, and Healing
7 Purity and Pollution
8 Gender and Sexuality
9 Marriage and Reproduction
10 Marking and Modifying the Body: From Rituals to Biotechnology
11 Asceticism: Spiritual Technologies of Detachment
12 Death and the Afterlife

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