174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
174 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book represents a new direction in the study of religion and marriage by using a postmodern theoretical framework focusing on gendered discourse and culture, to examine the meaning of sacred marriage within social contexts. Drawing upon data from in-depth interviews of couples in long-term, sacred marriages living in the American Midwest, together with an analysis of Christian marriage... Read more
Acknowledgements
1. Introducing Discourse and Religious Culture
2. Love
3. Sex and Childbearing
4. Blending Religious and Secular
5. Rituals
6. Religious Dissonance
7. Belonging
8. Reproducing Sacred Marriages
9. Conclusion
Appendix: Methodology
References
Index
Biography
David F. Mullins is Professor and Director of the Sociology Program at the University of Saint Francis, USA.
