• Introduction to Don S. Browning, M. Christian Green, and John Witte, Jr., eds., Sex, Marriage, and Family in the World Religions

    Author(s):
    John Witte, Jr. (see profile)
    Date:
    2006
    Subject(s):
    Religion
    Item Type:
    Book chapter
    Tag(s):
    Annulment, celibacy, marital promises, marital consent, rights, Marriage, Family Life, Sex and Sexuality, Divorce
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/x536-nz76
    Abstract:
    This chapter introduces the main texts and teachings on sex, marriage and family life in six major world religions – Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. While each of these traditions offers unique perspectives on the fundamentals of domestic life, all of them have developed comparable teachings and practices on marital fitness and capacity, marital consent and property exchange, engagements and marriages, wedding and rituals, roles for spouses and children, sexuality and sexual expression, legitimate and illegitimate children, marital dissolution and post-marital support, death and inheritance. Many of these are ancient religious teachings and practices, however, are now heavily challenged by the forces of modernization and globalization.
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    Publisher:
    Columbia University Press
    Pub. Date:
    2006
    Book Title:
    Sex, Marriage, and Family in the World Religions
    Author/Editor:
    Don S. Browning, M. Christian Green, and John Witte, Jr.
    Page Range:
    xvi - xxix
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
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    All Rights Reserved
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