04143cam a2200529Mi 4500 ocn827206810 OCoLC 20200709055734.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 130211s2013 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ N$T OCLCF UKDOC OCLCQ 9781136568169 (electronic bk.) 1136568166 (electronic bk.) 536131 (N$T) (OCoLC)827206810 BL65.H64 L REL 017000 bisacsh 291.17835766 MAIN Dececco, Phd, John. Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods : an Exploration into the Religious Significance of Male Homosexuality in World Perspective. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013. 1 online resource (190 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Cover; Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Straight Thinking on Some Not-So-Straightforward Matters; Getting Our Bearings; How Shall We Think of Religion?; What of ""Homosexuality""?; Chapter 2. Holy Homosexuality: Of Men and Semen; The Sambians of Papua New Guinea: It Will Make a Man of You; The Taoists of Ancient China and the Preservation of Life; Chapter 3. Holy Homoeroticism: Splendid Men and Splendor Divine; Plato and the World of Ancient Athens; The Platonism of Islamic Sufism. Chapter 4. Holy Effeminacy: The Native American Berdache As Living War CharmMen and Manhood; Berdaches: Third-Gendered Persons or Unmanned Men?; Chapter 5. Holy Homophobia in the Hebrew Scriptures; Homophobia and the Fear of Exile; The Fear of Death: Anal Intercourse As ""Unsafe Sex""; The Fear of Disorder: Homosexual Sex As Deformity; Alien Worship, Enemy Ways in War; Whose Body Is It Anyway?; Chapter 6. Early Christianity: A Revolution Aborted?; Paul: Food, Sex, Sin, and Taste; Augustine of Hippo: Sex, Homosexuality, Faith, and Death. Chapter 7. The Variegated Lotus: Homosexual Sex and Historical BuddhismThe Nirvanic Transcendence of Desire; Enlightenment and Homosexual Sex in Japan and Tibet; Chapter 8. Struggles on the American Front; A Gay Agenda? And the Social Good; Gay Rights As a Freedom of Religion Issue; The Spiritual Challenge of Contemporary Homophile Movements; Toward a New Poetic of Masculinity; Notes; Bibliography; Index. Compare worldwide religious regulations involving gay sex and masculinity! Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods: An Exploration into the Religious Significance of Male Homosexuality in World Perspective is an eye-opening look at the traditions of particular religions and their edicts concerning gay sex. This book examines the origins of holy directives involving homosexuality?whether forbidden, tolerated, or mandatory?and establishes a link between theology, sex roles, and the sensitive issue of masculinity. This text draws a parallel between homosexuality and the idea of religion, sugges. Print version record. Male homosexuality Religious aspects. Masculinity Religious aspects. Homosexuality, Male Religious aspects. RELIGION Comparative Religion. bisacsh Male homosexuality Religious aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01430694 Masculinity Religious aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01011032 Electronic books. Long, Ronald. Print version: Dececco, Phd, John. Men, Homosexuality, and the Gods : An Exploration into the Religious Significance of Male Homosexuality in World Perspective. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2013 9781560231523 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=536131 123Library 123L 63479 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1123153 EBSCOhost EBSC 536131 92 N$T 52564 52564