Chaste Liberation: CELIBACY AND FEMALE CULTURAL STATUS
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0252016084
ISBN 13
9780252016080
Category
history
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Publication Year
1989
Publisher
Pages
240
Abstract
Sex is not a simple concept. Focusing on the issue of celibacy, the author explores the cultures of three post-Civil War utopian communities and their relation to female status in American society. From her examination of the Shakers, Koreshans, and Sanctificationists, the author concludes that the adoption of celibacy promoted theoretical sexual equality and female social power in those religious groups.
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