Christians under covers evangelicals and sexual pleasure on the Internet
Godly sex : a new evangelical sexual logicOvercoming the obscene : using religion to talk about sex -- Virtual and virtuous : forming online religious communities -- Sexual awakening : defining women's pleasures -- What makes a man : making "bad" sex "good" -- Conclusion : p...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Godly sex : a new evangelical sexual logicOvercoming the obscene : using religion to talk about sex -- Virtual and virtuous : forming online religious communities -- Sexual awakening : defining women's pleasures -- What makes a man : making "bad" sex "good" -- Conclusion : paths of desire -- Appendix A : websites mentioned by name in the book -- Appendix B: doing internet ethnography. "Christians under Covers shifts how scholars and popular media talk about religious conservatives and sex. In an ethnography drawn from Christian sexuality websites, Kelsy Burke examines how some evangelical Christians use digital media to promote the idea that God wants married, heterosexual couples to have satisfying sex lives. These evangelicals maintain their religious beliefs while incorporating feminist and queer language into their talk of sexuality--encouraging sexual knowledge, emphasizing women's pleasure, and justifying marginal sexual practices within Christian marriages. This book complicates boundaries between normal and subversive, empowered and oppressed, and sacred and profane"--Provided by publisher "Christians under Covers shifts how scholars and popular media talk about religious conservatives and sex. In an ethnography drawn from Christian sexuality websites, Kelsy Burke examines how some evangelical Christians use digital media to promote the idea that God wants married, heterosexual couples to have satisfying sex lives. These evangelicals maintain their religious beliefs while incorporating feminist and queer language into their talk of sexuality--encouraging sexual knowledge, emphasizing women's pleasure, and justifying marginal sexual practices within Christian marriages. This book complicates boundaries between normal and subversive, empowered and oppressed, and sacred and profane"--Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xiv, 224 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780520286320 978-0-520-28632-0 9780520286337 978-0-520-28633-7 0520286324 0-520-28632-4 0520286332 0-520-28633-2 9780520961586 0520961587 |