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Celibacy Culture And Society
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Author : Elisa Janine Sobo
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2001
Celibacy Culture And Society written by Elisa Janine Sobo and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Psychology categories.
What does celibacy mean for individuals and for the people around them? What function does it serve? This is the first cross-cultural inquiry into the practice of celibacy around the world and through the ages, among groups as diverse as Kenyan villagers and U.S. prisoners, Mazatec Shamans and Buddhist nuns and monks, Shaker church members and anorexic women. The examples of celibacy described here illustrate the complex relationship between human sexuality and its particular sociocultural context. Ideas about the body, gender, family, work, religion, health, and other dimensions of life come sharply into focus as the contributors examine the many practices and institutions surrounding sexual abstinence. They show that, though celibacy is certainly sometimes a punishment or a deliberate ritual abstinence, it also serves many other social and material functions and in some cases contributes to kin-group survival and well-being. Celibacy, Culture, and Society represents a significant step toward understanding the functions and meanings of sexuality.
Celibacy And African Culture
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Author : Aylward Shorter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Celibacy And African Culture written by Aylward Shorter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Africa categories.
Chaste Liberation
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Author : Sally Kitch
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1989
Chaste Liberation written by Sally Kitch and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
Sex is not a simple concept. Focusing on the issue of celibacy, the author explores the cultures of three post-Civil War utopian communities and their relation to female status in American society. From her examination of the Shakers, Koreshans, and Sanctificationists, the author concludes that the adoption of celibacy promoted theoretical sexual equality and female social power in those religious groups. -- Bookjacket.
Celibacy And Religious Traditions
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Author : Carl Olson
language : en
Publisher: OUP USA
Release Date : 2008
Celibacy And Religious Traditions written by Carl Olson and has been published by OUP USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
For an educated, general readership and for use in college courses, this text introduces the role of celibacy, or a lack of it, in various religious traditions, and the contributors present the rationale for its observance (or not) within the context of each tradition.
A History Of Celibacy
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Author : Elizabeth Abbott
language : en
Publisher: James Clarke & Co.
Release Date : 2001
A History Of Celibacy written by Elizabeth Abbott and has been published by James Clarke & Co. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Celibacy categories.
Joan of Arc was one. So was Sir Isaac Newton. A monk vows to be one. A prisoner has no choice. History tells of many avowed celibates, and today's society reflects a renewed interest in celibacy. But what causes people to give up sex, the very activity that drives, fascinates, troubles, and delights so many of the rest of us? Elizabeth Abbott's exploration of celibacy debunks the traditionally held notion that celibacy is a predominantly religious concept of little concern to the secular world. Chosen or imposed for myriad reasons, celibacy actually is a practice that reveals a host of telling insights about our sexual desires and drives, as well as our changing attitudes toward religion, gender, and physical health. A History of Celibacy humanises celibacy through the ages, from the vestal virgins of ancient Rome who were entombed alive if they broke their vows, to contemporary athletes who conserve semen to enhance their game. While most people associate institutional celibacy with Catholicism, Abbott shows how virtually every culture and religion through history has incorporated it in some form. Her examples range from Judaism's rules regarding abstinence during menstruation to Hinduism's forced celibacy for widows. Written from a feminist perspective, the book paints a dual portrait of celibacy as both emancipator and enslaver of women and the poor. Yet the book's focus is not solely on women. It recounts for instance the forced castration of Italy's young male sopranos, and tells why impoverished Chinese boys and men became eunuchs for the Emperor. The extremes to which people will go to abstain from sexual activity or to prevent others from having sex is an intriguing thread through a serious book.
Celibacy In The Ancient World
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Author : Dale Launderville
language : en
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date : 2010-07-01
Celibacy In The Ancient World written by Dale Launderville and has been published by Liturgical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-01 with Religion categories.
Celibacy is a commitment to remain unmarried and to renounce sexual relations, for a limited period or for a lifetime. Such a commitment places an individual outside human society in its usual form, and thus questions arise: What significance does such an individual, and such a choice, have for the human family and community as a whole? Is celibacy possible? Is there a socially constructive role for celibacy? These questions guide Dale Launderville, OSB, in his study of celibacy in the ancient cultures of Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece prior to Hellenism and the rise of Christianity. Launderville focuses especially on literary witnesses, because those enduring texts have helped to shape modern attitudes and can aid us in understanding the factors that may call forth the practice of celibacy in our own time. Readers will discover how celibacy fits within a context of relationships, and what kinds of relationships thus support a healthy and varied society, one aware of and oriented to its cosmic destiny. Dale Launderville, OSB, is professor of theology at Saint John's University School of Theology 'eminary, Collegeville, Minnesota. He is the author of Piety and Politics: The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia (Eerdmans, 2003) and Spirit and Reason: The Embodied Character of Ezekiel's Symbolic Thinking (Baylor University Press, 2007).
Priestly Celibacy
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Author : Prudentius Emeka Aroh
language : en
Publisher: Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
Release Date : 2014
Priestly Celibacy written by Prudentius Emeka Aroh and has been published by Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Religion categories.
Is celibacy an exclusive practice of the Latin Church? Why has priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church always been singled out for attacks? Is the requirement of celibacy harmful to man's psycho-sexual equilibrium and to the normal development of human personality? Is celibacy a greater burden to priests from non-Western cultures like Ingho-Nigerian culture? Is priestly celibacy still relevant in today's society? If priestly celibacy is a charism, how can it be imposed by law? These crucial questions about priestly celibacy find their answers in this work. There has been a debate concerning the primary source of the obligation of priestly celibacy. This work clarifies that since priestly celibacy is a charism of the Holy Spirit, the primary source of obligation does not rise from the law but from the charism itself (gift) and from the free response which the person gives in love to this charism (commitment). The work traced the magisterium of the Church on priestly celibacy from 1917 code to the pontificate of Benedict XVI and came to the conclusion that the crisis associated with celibacy is not solved by abrogating the law but through an integrated celibate formation of seminarians. The work therefore developed an integrated celibate formation model for Igho-Nigerian seminarians, a model which is adaptable to the formation of seminarians in any socio-cultural and ecclesial situation.
Priestly Celibacy
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Author : Peter M. J. Stravinskas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Priestly Celibacy written by Peter M. J. Stravinskas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Celibacy categories.
"Apriest makes a commitment to do a rather incredible thing in our .. society today; to make a promise, for the sake of the Lord, not to marry, not to have a wife and children. It is a very radical and counter-cultural commitment in our sexually permissive society. A priest promises to be celibate and chaste. It makes little sense to our secular world--little sense outside the context of faith. The priest follows the example of Jesus, Who never married. Celibacy entails sacrifice and prayer and frees the priest to fall in love with his flock and to serve them with an undivided heart. ........" [from back cover]
Occasions Of Sin
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Author : Diarmaid Ferriter
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2010-07-09
Occasions Of Sin written by Diarmaid Ferriter and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-09 with History categories.
Ferriter covers such subjects as abortion, pregnancy, celibacy, contraception, censorship, infanticide, homosexuality, prostitution, marriage, popular culture, social life and the various hidden Irelands associated with sexual abuse - all in the context of a conservative official morality backed by the Catholic Church and by legislation. The book energetically and originally engages with subjects omitted from the mainstream historical narrative. The breadth of this book and the richness of the source material uncovered make it definitive in its field and a most remarkable work of social history.
Singled Out
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Author : Christine Colón
language : en
Publisher: Brazos Press
Release Date : 2009-06
Singled Out written by Christine Colón and has been published by Brazos Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06 with Religion categories.
This balanced and encouraging book shows how the adult single can embrace and maintain chastity as an important contribution to the church's witness and mission.