Celibacy and Religious Traditions

ISBN: 9780195306323 出版年：2008 页码：336 Oxford University Press

The purpose of this book is to examine how the practice of celibacy differs cross-culturally as well as historically within particular religious traditions. The essays demonstrate that celibacy is a complex phenomenon. The first collection of its kind, this book will be a valuable resource for courses in world religions, as well as a contribution to our understanding of this widespread but still puzzling human practice.