Celibacy and religious traditions

For an educated, general readership and for use in college courses, this text introduces the role of celibacy, or a lack of it, in various religious traditions, and the contributors present the rationale for its observance (or not) within the context of each tradition

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olson, Carl
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2008, c2008
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:For an educated, general readership and for use in college courses, this text introduces the role of celibacy, or a lack of it, in various religious traditions, and the contributors present the rationale for its observance (or not) within the context of each tradition
Physical Description:xiv, 321 p.
ISBN:9780199867721
0199867720