Shameful bodies: religion and the culture of physical improvement

What happens when your body doesn't look how it's supposed to look, or feel how it's supposed to feel, or do what it's supposed to do? Who or what defines the ideals behind these expectations? How can we challenge them and live more peacefully in our bodies? Shameful Bodies: Reli...

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Main Author: Lelwica, Michelle Mary (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London Oxford New York New Delhi Sydney Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2017
In:Year: 2017
Volumes / Articles:Show volumes/articles.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bodiliness / Self-realization / Religion
B Religion / Bodiliness / Physical culture / Body / Improvement
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Self-actualization (Psychology) Religious aspects
B Human Body Religious aspects
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
Erscheint auch als [Online-Ausgabe]: Lelwica, Michelle Mary, author. Shameful bodies. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc, [2017]: