Celibacy, Culture, and Society: Anthropology of Sexual Abstinence

by Elisa J. Sobo

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299171647
• ISBN13: 9780299171643
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"