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OverviewThis work is a cross-cultural inquiry into the practice of celibacy around the world and through the ages, among groups as diverse as: Kenyan villagers; US prisoners; Mazatec shamans; Buddhist nuns and monks; Shaker Church members; and anorexic women. The examples of celibacy described 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 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elisa J. Sobo , Sandra BellPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780299171643ISBN 10: 0299171647 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 April 2001 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationElisa J. Sobo is the trauma research scientist at the Center for Child Health Outcomes of the Children's Hospital and Health Center in San Diego, Califomia. She is the author of Choosing Unsafe Sex: AIDS Risk Denial among Disadvantaged Women and One Blood: The Jamaican Body. Sandra Bell is lecturer in anthropology at the University of Durham in England. She is the author of Female Sexuality: Its Nature and Conflict. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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