Sex and Religion: Teachings and Taboos in the History of World Faiths

by Dag Oistein Endsjo and Dag Ølstein Endsjø

Sex and religion are inevitably and intricately linked. There are few realms of human experience other than sex in which religion has greater reach and influence. The role of religion, of any faith, to prohibit, regulate, condemn, and reward, is unavoidably prominent in questions of sex--namely with whom, when, how, and why. In Sex and Religion, Dag istein Endsj examines the myriad and complex religious attitudes towards sex in cultures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861898150
• ISBN13: 9781861898159
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.6"