Since the 1960s a fresh wave of new religions and what has come to be termed »spiritualities» have been evident on a global scale. This volume in The Library of Essays on Sexuality and Religion focuses on these »new» religions and their often contentious attitudes towards human sexuality. Part 1, through previously-published articles, provides instances of affirming orientations of the »new» religions towards sexuality. This entails scrutinising examples of innovative religion from a historical perspective, as well as those of a more contemporary nature. Part 2 examines, with pertinent illustrations, the controversial character of »new» religions in their »cultist» forms and matters of sexual control and abuse. Part 3 considers sexuality as articulated through paganism, the occult and esotericism in the postmodern setting. Part 4 examines both hetero- and non-hetero- expressions of sexuality through the so-called »New Spiritualities», Quasi-religions and the more »hidden» forms of religiosity.
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