Bridging benedictions, enlightening embodiment: interpretations of spirit through desire among gay and bisexual Malaysian men

Malaysian gay and bisexual men are often disparaged as ‘sinful' and devoid of their institutional faith values in a country that criminalizes same-sex behaviour. Nonetheless, some men negotiate, rearrange and interpret their spirit - or sense of the sacred - through desire - or sexuality - in l...

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Main Author: Goh, Joseph N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2017]
In: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Year: 2017, Volume: 7, Issue: 2, Pages: 128-141
Further subjects:B Bisexual
B Spirituality
B Queer
B Sexuality
B Malaysia
B Gay
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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