Globalized religion and sexual identity : : contexts, contestations, voices / / edited by Heather Shipley.

• Superior document: International Studies in Religion and Society, Volume 22
• TeilnehmendeR: Shipley, Heather,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: International studies in religion and society ; Volume 22.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Globalized Religion and Sexual Identity reflects on the ways religion, gender and sexual identity are framed and regulated in multiple spheres across the globe. Controversies in the public arena regarding religion and sexual identity often construct these categories as inherently oppositional or already in conflict. As state policies regarding sexuality and sexual diversity develop, promoting inclusivity and non-discrimination, it is imperative to develop a more nuanced discussion regarding the relationship of religion/ideology to sexual diversity and sexuality. The goal of this volume is to explore religion and sexual identity from a range of countries across the globe, focusing on the theme of religious/ideological voices in state policies, such as same-sex marriage, identification, and education.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Heather Shipley -- Introduction (Contexts, Contestations and Voices) / Heather Shipley -- The Rise of Anti-Gay Right Activism in the u.s.: A Review of Major Sociological Theories / Rebecca Barrett-Fox -- Desiring Justice, Acting Jnana: Transforming the Transsexual Legal Fantasy from the Perspectives of Žižekian and Mahayana Buddhist Philosophies / Chiu Man-chung -- Talking Sexuality: Religious Identity Construction in Rural Canada / Kate Power -- Only Skin Deep: Revising the Secular Narrative through Circumcision / Amélie Barras and Dia Dabby -- Obama’s Neo-New Deal: Religion, Secularism, and Sex in Political Debates Now / Janet R. Jakobsen and Ann Pellegrini -- Issues of Gender and Sexuality in a Brazilian Technical School: Displacements and Exclusion Processes / Ana Cristina Leal Moreira Lima , Vera Helena Ferraz de Siqueira and Marcia Bastos de Sá -- A Weberian-Troeltschian Examination of the Relationship between Religious/Spiritual Identities and Human Sexuality: The Case of the Proposed Anglican Communion Covenant / Riva Lieflander -- Religion and Homosexuality in Contemporary China: Debates, Identity, and Voices / Shun Hing Chan and Ping Huang -- Negotiating Sexual Rights in the u.k.: Christian Constituencies and Contested Moralities / Stephen Hunt -- Charismatic Protestantism, Gender and Sexuality in Brazil / Nina Rosas and Cristina Maria de Castro -- English Evangelicals, Equality and the City / Anna Strhan -- ‘They Go Burn in Hell!’ Exploring How African MSM Negotiate Religion and Sexuality in Canada / Nesochi Chinwuba -- Values and Practices: How are Youth in Canada Integrating Religion and Sexuality in their Daily Lives? / Heather Shipley and Pamela Dickey Young -- Mapping Queer, Mapping Me: Visualizing Queer Religious Identity / Yvette Taylor and Ria Snowdon -- Conclusion / Heather Shipley -- Index / Heather Shipley.