1st Edition
Eros and Touch from a Pagan Perspective Divided for Love's Sake
By Christine Kraemer
Copyright 2014
220 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
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Routledge
224 Pages
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Routledge
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Within the past twenty years, contemporary Pagan leaders, progressive Christian and Goddess theologians, advocates for queer and BDSM communities, and therapeutic bodyworkers have all begun to speak forcefully about the sacredness of the body and of touch. Many assert that the erotic is a divinely transformative force, both for personal development and for social change. Although "the erotic"... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Divided for Love's Sake; Chapter 2 Politics in the Pit of the Stomach; Chapter 3 Erotic Eclecticism and Divine Deviance; Chapter 4 The Sacrament of Touch; Chapter 5 A Love Stronger than Fear; Conclusion;
Biography
Christine Hoff Kraemer holds a PhD in Religious and Theological Studies from Boston University. She is an instructor at Cherry Hill Seminary and Managing Editor of the Patheos.com Pagan channel. Kraemer’s research focuses on contemporary Paganism, popular culture, body theology, and sexuality, and her publications include Seeking the Mystery: An Introduction to Pagan Theologies (2012) and Graven Images: Religion in Comic Books and Graphic Novels (2010, co-edited with A. David Lewis).
