Shameful Bodies: Religion and the Culture of Physical Improvement

by Michelle Mary Lelwica

Book Overview

What happens when your body doesn't look how it's supposed to look, or feel how it's supposed to feel, or do what it's supposed to do? Who or what defines the ideals behind these expectations? How can we challenge them and live more peacefully in our bodies?

Shameful Bodies: Religion and the Culture of Physical Improvement explores these questions by examining how traditional religious narratives and modern philosophical assumptions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472594932
• ISBN13: 9781472594938
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"