Queer Spiritual Spaces: Sexuality and Sacred Places

by Sally R Munt, Kath Browne, Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip

Overview

Drawn from extensive, new and rich empirical research across the UK, Canada and USA, Queer Spiritual Spaces investigates the contemporary socio-cultural practices of belief, by those who have historically been, and continue to be, excluded or derided by mainstream religions and alternative spiritualities.

As the first monograph to be directly informed by 'queer' subjectivities whilst dealing with divergent spiritualities on an international scale, this book explores the recently emerging innovative spaces and integrative practices of queer spiritualities. Its breadth of coverage and keen critical engagement mean it will serve as a theoretically fertile, comprehensive entry point for any scholar wishing to explore the queer spiritual spaces of the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409492351
Publisher:	Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Publication date:	12/28/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Kath Browne is a Senior Lecturer in the School of the Environment at the University of Brighton, UK.
Professor Sally R. Munt is Director of the Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton UK.
Dr. Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip is Associate Professor & Reader in Sociology at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Table of Contents

Contents: Queer spiritual spaces, Sally R. Munt; Coming home from the wilderness: an overview of recent scholarly research on LBGTQI religiosity/spirituality in the West, Andrew K.T. Yip; Quakers: post-Christian selfhoods within the liberal sphere, Sally R. Munt; Looking for Allah: spiritual quests of queer Muslims, Andrew K.T. Yip with Amna Khalid; Queerness and Sangha: exploring Buddhist lives, Andrew K.T. Yip with Sharon Smith; Dyke spiritualities at Michigan Womyns Music Festival, Kath Browne; New age spiritualities: Findhorn and the sexual self, Kath Browne with Elizabeth Dinnie; Virtual believers: queer spiritual practice online, Kate O'Riordan with Heather White; Queer spiritual spaces: conclusion, Kath Browne; Bibliography; Appendix; Index.