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World’s Religions
Sexuality and the
World’s Religions
David W. Machacek and
Melissa M. Wilcox, Editors
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Sexuality and the world’s religions / [edited by] David W. Machacek,
Melissa M. Wilcox.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-57607-359-9 (alk. paper) — ISBN 1-85109-532-2 (eBook)
1. Sex—Religious aspects. I. Machacek, David W. II. Wilcox, Melissa
M., 1972–
2003
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Contents
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
About the Contributors xix
Part 1
Gender and Sexuality in the World’s Religions
1Sexuality and Gender in African Spiritual Traditions 3
Randy
2 Gender, Sexuality, and the Balance of Power in
Native American Worldviews 31
Julianne Cordero and Elizabeth Currans
3 Harmony of Yin and Yang: Cosmology and Sexuality
in Daoism 65
Xinzhong Yao
4A Union of Fire and Water: Sexuality and Spirituality
in Hinduism 101
Jeffrey S. Lidke
5 Buddhist Views on Gender and Desire 133
Liz Wilson
6Sex in Jewish Law and Culture 177
a Alpert
7 The Vatican and the Laity: Diverging Paths in Catholic
Understanding of Sexualit