Putting a Ring on It: Black Women, Black Churches, and Coerced Monogamy

This article addresses sexual politics in black churches, particularly the expectation of heterosexual marriage as a prerequisite for morally acceptable sexuality. This article emphasizes the moralizing of heterosexual monogamous relationships (coerced monogamy) over all other unions by interrogatin...

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Autore principale: Moultrie, Monique (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2018]
In: Black theology
Anno: 2018, Volume: 16, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 231-247
Notazioni IxTheo:FD Teologia contestuale
KDG Chiese libere
NBE Antropologia
NCF Etica della sessualità
Altre parole chiave:B Black Church
B Monogamy
B poly-womanist sexuality
B sexual pleasure
B womanist sexual ethics
B Marriage
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Riepilogo:This article addresses sexual politics in black churches, particularly the expectation of heterosexual marriage as a prerequisite for morally acceptable sexuality. This article emphasizes the moralizing of heterosexual monogamous relationships (coerced monogamy) over all other unions by interrogating black marriage historically and religio-culturally. Using as case studies Lydia Meredith and Rev. Riva Tims narratives, I explore black churchwomen's tensions around sex, sexuality, gender, and marriage. Ultimately, this article presents a womanist articulation of erotic relationality that rejects coerced monogamy by turning towards polyamory and a deconstruction of the link between sexual pleasure and monogamy.
ISSN:1743-1670
Comprende:Enthalten in: Black theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/14769948.2018.1492304