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Celibacy and religious traditions

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Celibacy and religious traditions / edited by Carl Olson.
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New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.

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Olson, Carl.
Description
xiv, 321 p.; 25 cm.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JFE 09-1489
ISBN
  • 9780195306316 (cloth)
  • 0195306317 (cloth)
  • 9780195306323 (pbk.)
  • 0195306325 (pbk.)
LCCN
2007009931
OCLC
85862345
Title
Celibacy and religious traditions / edited by Carl Olson.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Olson, Carl.
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JFE 09-1489
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