Nina Hoel is Associate Professor of Religion and Society at the University of Oslo, Norway. Melissa M. Wilcox is Professor and Holstein Family and Community Chair of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside, USA.Liz Wilson is Professor of Comparative Religion at Miami University of Ohio, USA.

• Introduction 1. Celibacy 2. Regulation 3. Controversy 4. Violence 5. Innovation 6. Instrumentalization 7. Ecstasy Glossary Resources for teaching

"A refreshing and highly legible teaching resource with nuanced descriptions of engaging examples, this book’s seven thematic chapters respond to the question of how religion relates to bodies and sexualities." - Taylor Riley, Religious Studies Review

Nina Hoel is Associate Professor of Religion and Society at the University of Oslo, Norway. Melissa M. Wilcox is Professor and Holstein Family and Community Chair of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside, USA.Liz Wilson is Professor of Comparative Religion at Miami University of Ohio, USA.

• Introduction 1. Celibacy 2. Regulation 3. Controversy 4. Violence 5. Innovation 6. Instrumentalization 7. Ecstasy Glossary Resources for teaching

"A refreshing and highly legible teaching resource with nuanced descriptions of engaging examples, this book’s seven thematic chapters respond to the question of how religion relates to bodies and sexualities." - Taylor Riley, Religious Studies Review

Nina Hoel is Associate Professor of Religion and Society at the University of Oslo, Norway. Melissa M. Wilcox is Professor and Holstein Family and Community Chair of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside, USA.Liz Wilson is Professor of Comparative Religion at Miami University of Ohio, USA.

• Introduction 1. Celibacy 2. Regulation 3. Controversy 4. Violence 5. Innovation 6. Instrumentalization 7. Ecstasy Glossary Resources for teaching

"A refreshing and highly legible teaching resource with nuanced descriptions of engaging examples, this book’s seven thematic chapters respond to the question of how religion relates to bodies and sexualities." - Taylor Riley, Religious Studies Review