Celibacy, Culture, and Society: Anthropology of Sexual Abstinence Paperback - 2001
by Elisa J. Sobo; Contribution by Sandra Bell
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What does celibacy mean for individuals and for the people around them? What function does it serve? This is the first cross-cultural inquiry into the practice of celibacy around the world and through the ages, among groups as diverse as Kenyan villagers and U.S. prisoners, Mazatec Shamans and Buddhist nuns and monks, Shaker church members and anorexic women.
The examples of celibacy described here 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 the 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. Celibacy, Culture, and Society represents a significant step toward understanding the functions and meanings of sexuality.
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- Title Celibacy, Culture, and Society: Anthropology of Sexual Abstinence
- Author Elisa J. Sobo; Contribution by Sandra Bell
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition Th
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Wisconsin Press, -
- Date April 19, 2001
- ISBN 9780299171643 / 0299171647
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.92 x 5.95 x 0.65 in (22.66 x 15.11 x 1.65 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Sexual abstinence, Celibacy
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00010697
- Dewey Decimal Code 306
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Citations
- Library Journal, 05/15/2001, Page 132
- Publishers Weekly, 04/02/2001, Page 59
- Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2001, Page 128
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