Queer Religiosities

Name: Queer Religiosities
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd
SKU: 9781442275676
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An Introduction to Queer and Transgender Studies in Religion

By Melissa M. Wilcox

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Queer Religiosities offers the first comprehensive and global introduction to queer and transgender studies within religious contexts. Melissa M. Wilcox presents complex topics in clear language, combining her engaging teaching style with global scholarship. The book begins with foundational concepts in religious, queer, and transgender studies, followed by a historical overview. It explores themes like stories, conversations, practices, identities, communities, and politics, enhancing understanding of how religion, gender, and sexuality intersect worldwide. Additional tools include study questions, discussion prompts, a glossary, annotated filmography, and bibliography to support deeper learning.
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Intended primarily for undergraduate students and educators in religious, queer, and transgender studies, this book is also valuable for advanced students and scholars seeking a critical, accessible introduction to queer religiosities in a global context.

Queer Religiosities is a comprehensive, comparative, globally-focused textbook that introduces students to queer studies in religion.

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Queer Religiosities is the first comprehensive, comparative, and globally focused introduction to queer and transgender studies in religion. Addressing sophisticated topics in clear and accessible language, award-winning teacher and scholar Melissa M. Wilcox brings her engaging lecture style into conversation with the work of scholars around the globe to welcome students into these rapidly growing fields.

Following an introduction to key concepts in religious studies, queer studies, and transgender studies and an overview of the history of transgender and queer studies in religion, thematic chapters address the topics of stories, conversations, practices, identities, communities, and politics and power. This inherently comparative organisation helps readers to understand the details and complexities of religions, genders, and sexualities as they are lived out around the world.

Additional resources include study questions, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, a glossary, an annotated filmography, and a selected bibliography to encourage further study.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

The book's conversational and interactive style engages readers with thought-provoking questions and study aids, making it well-suited for undergraduate classrooms. It provides a clear, accessible, and comprehensive entry into queer religiosities, appealing also to advanced students and scholars by challenging conventional answers. Reviewers praise its thematic organisation and rich supplementary materials that encourage further study and critical reflection.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781442275676

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 February 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield

Illustration: 5 textboxes

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 422g

Pages: 252

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Education & Reference LGBTQ+ Melissa M. Wilcox Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Melissa M. Wilcox is Professor and Holstein Family and Community Chair of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside. She is the author or editor of several books and journal issues, and numerous articles, on gender, sexuality, and religion. Her books include Coming Out in Christianity: Religion, Identity, and Community; Sexuality and the World’s Religions; Queer Women and Religious Individualism; Religion in Today’s World: Global Issues, Sociological Perspectives; and Queer Nuns: Religion, Activism, and Serious Parody.