This important volume offers readers an in-depth understanding of women's sexuality around the world, bringing to light a history that is often suppressed.
Two principles capture the essence of the official Catholic position on the morality of sexuality: first, that any human genital act must occur within the framework of heterosexual marriage; second, each and every marriage act must remain open to the transmission of life.
As the bearers of the next generation in one of the richest countries in the world, the social status of Qatari women is closely linked to their ability to have children.
'Funny and honest dispatches from the world of modern dating' Vogue'Bushnell's voice is as knowing and sharp as ever' Washington Post'Bittersweet, amusing and well observed' Viv Groskop, Guardian'Fuelled by chilled ros , Sex and the City scribe Candace Bushnell is masterfully decoding a new era of single life' USA TodayCandace Bushnell gets personal in her new memoir - an investigation into what happens when a woman of a certain age (okay, let's call it 'middle') finds herself not-so-young, free and single in the city.
Identifying the stage as a primary site for erotic display, these essays take eroticism in Renaissance culture as a paradigm for issues of sexuality and identity in early modern culture.
Convening Black Intimacy demonstrates that the primary affective force in the construction of modern Black intimate life in early twentieth-century South Africa was not the commonly cited influx of migrant workers but rather the spread of Christianity.
Sexual Offending and Mental Health draws together theoretical, clinical and mental health issues for the range of professionals working in the community and in-patient settings with sex offenders and those who have behaved in sexually inappropriate ways.
From the beautiful apsaras of Hindu myth to the swan maidens of European fairy tales, stories of flying women-some carried by wings, others by clouds, rainbows, floating scarves, and flying horses-reveal the perennial fascination with and ambivalence about female power and sexuality.
This book exposes how a coalition of political, religious, and civic leaders are using the issue of sex to frighten, misinform, and bully Americans-paving the way for dramatic new public policies that are already restricting everyone's rights.
Brokenhearted Parents is for Christian parents who want to heal, deal with, and find spiritual help with the serious pain and hurt they are feeling because of their adult child's choices.
Sex in Development examines how development projects around the world intended to promote population management, disease prevention, and maternal and child health intentionally and unintentionally shape ideas about what constitutes "e;normal"e; sexual practices and identities.
Drawing on her own experience of befriending a person suffering from a long-term mental health challenge, Priscilla Oh reflects on the meaning of care and friendship theologically.
Die menschliche Existenz und ihre AbgründeTiefe Einblicke in die Facetten der menschlichen Psyche Spannendes Buch über die menschliche Existenz und ihre Abgründe Hans Hopf ist einer der bekanntesten deutschen PsychotherapeutenErgänzt um ein neues Kapitel zum Thema NarzissmusBizarre, manchmal anrührende, manchmal schockierende Fälle von Gewalt, Sucht, Tod und Missbrauch aus den Grenzbereichen menschlicher Existenz – immer spannend, immer lehrreich.
How are the identities of women shaped by religious disciplinary processes in Magdalene laundries and how do women re-engage with their sense of self after leaving the institutions?
Winner of the 2008 Grawemeyer Award in ReligionThis long-awaited book by one of American Christianity's foremost ethicists proposes a framework for sexual ethics whereby justice is the criterion for all loving, including love that is related to sexual activity and relationships.
Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies.
This book exposes how a coalition of political, religious, and civic leaders are using the issue of sex to frighten, misinform, and bully Americans-paving the way for dramatic new public policies that are already restricting everyone's rights.
