I Am Divine. So Are You (eBook, ePUB)

How Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism Affirm the Dignity of Queer Identities and Sexualities
Redaktion: Pattanaik, Devdutt; Johnson, Jerry

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In 2015, a historic panel discussion took place at the global Festival of Theology held in Sweden. Its objective was to examine what the sacred texts of the Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - had to say about human sexuality.By bringing in perspectives from the Karmic faiths of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism, which together represent the beliefs of almost a third of the world's population, I Am Divine. So Are You expands this conversation between world religions and human sexuality to a truly global level.The theology of Karmic faiths is revealed at the intersection of scripture, culture, rituals and lived realities. And hence they are dynamic and amenable to a multiplicity of perspectives. They lend themselves more easily to a recognition and acceptance of fluidity in human sexuality.This is a landmark book as it recasts religion - especially Karmic faiths - as an ally and not an adversary of queer emancipation and thus significantly informs the secular and legal movements for LGBTQ rights around the world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Element
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789352774869
• Artikelnr.: 50324740

Autorenporträt

Devdutt Pattanaik writes, illustrates and lectures on the relevance of mythology in modern times. He has written more than thirty books and is a public speaker, leadership coach and management theorist. He has written the introductory essay in this book and has been a consultant to the entire project. Jerry Johnson is the editor of this book and has written the chapters on Hinduism and Buddhism and edited the chapters on Jainism and Sikhism.