Abuse in World Religions : Towards Solutions / Johanna Stiebert.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Judaism: (Re)deploying Male Texts to Combat a Mostly Male Problem? Rabbinic Law and American Jewish Resistance to Sexual Abuse -- 2. Hinduism: Dynamic Resistance to Violence and Abuse: Examples from Hinduism -- 3a. Christianity: Accompanying Survivors of Sexual Harm: Responses, Activism, and Resistance to Sexual Harm within Christian Contexts -- 3b. Christianity: Forging Biblical Interpretive Resilience in the Face of Bible-based Spiritual Abuse -- 4. Islam: Dynamic Resistance to Spiritual Abuse: Strategies and Innovations in Muslim Contexts -- 5. Sikhi(sm): From Sikhi Spiritual Abuse to Sikhi Spiritual Healing -- Index of Authors Cited -- Index of Persons and Subjects -- Index of References to Sacred Texts.

This book draws attention to the texts, mechanisms, and initiatives that address and combat such forms of sexual(ised) spiritual abuse, and appeals to academics and students of religious studies with interest in rape culture and spiritual abuse seeking to understand and to confront spiritual abuse and rape culture in their own communities.

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