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Summary
Summary
Since the 1960s a fresh wave of new religions and what has come to be termed 'spiritualities' have been evident on a global scale. This volume in The Library of Essays on Sexuality and Religion focuses on these 'new' religions and their often contentious attitudes towards human sexuality. Part 1, through previously-published articles, provides instances of affirming orientations of the 'new' religions towards sexuality. This entails scrutinising examples of innovative religion from a historical perspective, as well as those of a more contemporary nature. Part 2 examines, with pertinent illustrations, the controversial character of 'new' religions in their 'cultist' forms and matters of sexual control and abuse. Part 3 considers sexuality as articulated through paganism, the occult and esotericism in the postmodern setting. Part 4 examines both hetero- and non-hetero- expressions of sexuality through the so-called 'New Spiritualities', Quasi-religions and the more 'hidden' forms of religiosity.
Author Notes
Stephen Hunt is Reader in Sociology at the University of the West of England, UK
Table of Contents
| Introduction |
| Part I Sexual Affirmation |
| Sex in the city of God: free love and the American MillenniumCathy Gutierrez |
| Calamus in Bolton: spirituality and homosexual desire in late Victorian EnglandHarry Cocks |
| Women's 'cocoon work' in new religious movements: sexual experimentation and feminine rites of passageSusan J. Palmer |
| Sex, gender, and New Age stereotypingLata Ta'eed |
| 'We are God's children, y'all': race, gender, and sexuality in lesbian- and gay-affirming congregationsKrista McQueeney |
| Part II Sexual Restraint and Abuse |
| Sexuality, gender and the abuse of power in the master-disciple relationship: the case of the Rajneesh movementElizabeth Puttick |
| Reconceptualising the human body: Heaven's Gate and the quest for divine transformationSusan Raine |
| Sex roles in the Jesus MovementMary W. Harder |
| Sexuality, marriage and piety among charismatics in NigeriaMatthews A. Ojo |
| Social change, gender roles, and new religious movementsAngela A. Aidala |
| Part III Neo-Paganism, The Occult and Esotericism |
| Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) experiences with Earth-spirited faithBrandy Smith |
| Sexology and the occult: sexuality and subjectivity on theosophy's new ageJoy Dixon |
| Magia sexualis: sex, secrecy, and liberation in modern Western esotericismHugh B. Urban |
| A woman in the grip of the archetype of the sexual priestessKim Marie Vaz |
| Inappropriate sexuality? Sex magic, S/M and Wicca (or 'whipping Harry Potter's arse!...)Jo Pearson |
| Part IV New Spiritualities and Quasi-Religiosity |
| Queer spiritualityClaudio Bardella |
| Godly sex, a queer quest of holinessJane M. Grovijahn |
| Coming out stories framed as faith narratives, or stories of spiritual growthDavid J. Roseborough |
| Ritual, liminality and transformation: secular spirituality in Sydney's gay bathhousesJason Prior and Carole M. Cusack |
| Not pretty girls? Sexuality, spirituality, and gender construction in women's rock musicKate McCarthy |
| Name index |
