TY - BOOK AU - Martin,Nancy M. AU - Runzo,Joseph TI - Love, sex and gender in the world religions SN - 1851682236 U1 - 291.178343 PY - 2000/// CY - Oxford, England PB - Oneworld KW - Love KW - Religious aspects KW - Sex role KW - Sex N1 - List of Illustrations. - List of Contributors. - Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - Pt. I. Love and Sex in the Context of Religion. 1. The Symbolism Of Sex and the Reality of God / Joseph Runzo. 2. Love's Insufficiency : Zen As Irritant / William R. Lafleur. - Pt. II. Love And Religion. 3. The God of Love and The Love of God In Christian And Hindu Traditions / Julius J. Lipner. 4. Loving The Goddess In Hinduism / Nancy M. Martin. 5. Taming the Powers of Desire : Love and Sex in Jewish Culture / Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert. 6. Love, Sex, and Gender Embodied: The Spirits of Haitian Vodou / Elizabeth McAlister. 7. Love's Sacred Grove : H.D.'S Poetics of Spirituality / Clare B. Fischer. - Pt. III. Gender And Religion. 8. Toward A General Theory of Women and Religion / Arvind Sharma. 9. The Real Trouble With Confucianism / Vivian-Lee Nyitray. 10. Gendered Imagery in Early Christian Theologies of Salvation / Karen Jo Torjesen . 11. Politicizing Gender and Religion : Love for Women, Love for Islam / Zayn Kassam. 12. Krishna and The Gender of Longing / John Stratton Hawley. - Pt. IV. Sexual Love And Religion. 13. The Tarnished Temple : Sex and Difference in Christian Ethics / Karen Lebacqz. 14. Reason and Orgasm in Tibetan Buddhism / Jeffrey Hopkins. 15. The Erotic As Power and the Love of God / Carter Heyward. - Suggested Further Reading. - Index ER -