Celibacy and religious traditions
For an educated, general readership and for use in college courses, this text introduces the role of celibacy, or a lack of it, in various religious traditions, and the contributors present the rationale for its observance (or not) within the context of each tradition.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
New York Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Religion
/ Sexual abstinence
B Celibacy B Hinduism / Sexual abstinence B Buddhism / Sexual abstinence |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Celibacy B Sexual abstinence Religious aspects |
| Online Access: |
Table of Contents Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | For an educated, general readership and for use in college courses, this text introduces the role of celibacy, or a lack of it, in various religious traditions, and the contributors present the rationale for its observance (or not) within the context of each tradition. |
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| ISBN: | 0199867720 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195306316.001.0001 |