دانلود کتاب The Body in Religion: Cross-Cultural Perspectives

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Title Page\nCopyright Page\nTable of Contents\nList of Illustrations\nAcknowledgments\nPreface\nIntroduction\n Mind-Body dualism\n Religion and our bodies\n Studying the body in religion from a multidisciplinary perspective\n Part 1 Representing the divine and the human bodies\n Part 2 Celebrating and sustaining the body\n Part 3 Disciplining the body\n Part 4 Modifying, liberating, and honoring the body\n Brief survey of representative religions of the world\nPart 1: Representing the Divine and the Human Bodies\n Chapter 1: The Body in Creation Myths\n Creation in Jewish texts\n Biblical and rabbinic views of the soul in relation to the body\n Christian views of the Genesis creation myth\n A Greek creation myth\n Zoroastrian creation myths\n Hindu creation myths\n Australian Aboriginal creation myths\n Modern views of creation: Theories or myths?\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\n Chapter 2: Representation of the Divine in Art and Text\n The notion of incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity\n Representations of the Divine in Hindu text and art\n Representations of the Divine in Christianity\n The Divine in Christian Art\n Representations of the Divine in Judaism\n Representation of the Divine in Jewish Mysticism\n Representations of the Divine in Islam\n Representations of the Divine in Buddhist philosophy and cultures\n Contemporary Issues and Trends\n Christian feminist theology\n Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist feminist theology\n Thealogy, Neo-Paganism, and female vision of the Divine\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\n Chapter 3: Erotic Desire and Divine love\n “Desire” and “Love” in Western philosophical writings\n The distinction between desire and love\n Erotic desire and Divine love in Jewish Writings\n Erotic desire and Divine love in Christian writings\n Love and Eros in Sufi Writings\n Deities, love, and desire in classical Hindu literature\n Cross-cultural parallels\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\nPart 2: Celebrating and Sustaining the Body\n Chapter 4: The Body in Religious Ritual\n Posture, gesture, and movement: Engaging the body in worship\n The body in Christian ritual\n The body in Jewish ritual\n The body in Muslim ritual\n The body in Hindu ritual\n The body in masks, trance, dance, and music\n Contemporary trends and practices\n Liturgical use of the internet\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\n Chapter 5: Food: Laws and Practices\n Foods and religious festivals\n Food in the Hebrew Bible and in Jewish practice\n Food in the New Testament and in Christian practice\n Food in the Qur’an and in Islamic practice\n Food in Hindu sacred texts and practice\n Langar\n Food in Buddhism\n Food in Jainism\n Food in the Baha’í religion\n Food in Native American traditions\n Food in Paganism\n Day of the Dead\n New yam festivals\n An argument for a vegetable-based diet\n Contemporary trends\n Ecospirituality, food, and sustainability\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\n Chapter 6: Sustaining the Body: Breath, Harmony, Health, and Healing\n Breath and soul\n Breath and harmony in Chinese philosophy and practice\n Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation in Indian health system\n Meditation and healing in Buddhism\n Healing in Judaism\n Healing in Christianity\n Healing in Islam\n Healing practices in indigenous traditions\n Contemporary practices and trends\n Mindfulness and yoga in the west\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\nPart 3: Disciplining the Body\n Chapter 7: Purity and Pollution\n Purity and pollution in Judaism\n Purity and pollution in Christianity\n Purity and pollution in Zoroastrianism\n Purity and pollution in Islam\n Purity and pollution in Hinduism\n Purity and pollution in indigenous religions and cultures\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\n Chapter 8: Gender and Sexuality\n Sexuality in Judaism\n Sexuality in Christianity\n Sexuality in Islam\n Sexuality in Hinduism\n Hair, sexuality, and religion\n Transgender issues\n Transgender in Hinduism\n Transgender people in the Native American traditions\n Transgender people in Islam\n Transgender people in Judaism\n Transgender people in Christianity\n Transgender people in Buddhism and Sikhism\n Sexual scandals in religious communities\n Toward a new openness and evolving perspectives on sexuality and gender in religion\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\n Chapter 9: Marriage and Reproduction\n Marriage in Judaism\n Marriage in Christianity\n Marriage in Islam\n Marriage in Hinduism\n Modesty in religious texts and practices\n Veiling\n Modesty in Islam\n Modesty in Judaism\n Modesty in Christianity\n Contemporary issues\n Interfaith (interreligious) marriage\n Marriage equality (Same-Sex Marriage)\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\nPart 4: Modifying, Liberating, and Honoring the Body\n Chapter 10: Marking and Modifying the Body: From Rituals to Biotechnology\n Tattooing, scarification, and piercing\n Circumcision\n Castration and Eunuchs\n Biotechnology: From gender reassignment to transhumanism\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\n Chapter 11: Asceticism: Spiritual Technologies of Detachment\n Asceticism in Christianity\n Celibacy in Christianity\n The Desert Mothers\n Asceticism in the Medieval period\n The Sacrament of Penance\n Asceticism in Jainism\n Buddhist asceticism\n Asceticism in Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Islam\n Questions for review and discussion:\n Glossary\n Chapter 12: Death and the Afterlife\n Judaism\n Christianity\n Islam\n Hinduism\n Buddhism\n Shinto views of death, funeral rituals, and ancestor worship\n Ancestor reverence in Confucianism\n Contemporary issues and practices\n Questions for review and discussion\n Glossary\nSelected Bibliography and Further Readings\n Introduction\n Chapter 1 The Body in Creation Myths\n Chapter 3 Erotic Desire and Divine Love\n Chapter 4 Body in Religious Ritual\n Chapter 5 Food: Laws and Practices\n Chapter 6 Breath, Harmony, Health and Healing\n Chapter 7 Purity and Pollution\n Chapter 8 Gender and Sexuality\n Chapter 9 Marriage and Reproduction\n Chapter 10 Marking and Modifying the Body\n Chapter 11 Asceticism\n Chapter 12 Death and the Afterlife\nIndex