ABSTRACT

This book brings together the work of an international team of experts investigating the intersection of bisexuality, religion and spirituality. Drawing from disciplines such as sociology, psychology, theology, religious studies and literary studies, it critically examines, both theoretically and empirically, the lived experiences of bisexual people of diverse religious faiths and spiritualities, in the context of the UK, Canada, Lebanon, Turkey, Australia and the USA. As an important and insightful exploration of an under-researched and often misunderstood minority, this book will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in sexuality, religion, spirituality and identity.

chapter 1|10 pages

Bisexuality, religion and spirituality

Instigating a dialogue

chapter 4|19 pages

Bisexual erasure and religious spaces

Experiences of young adults in the United Kingdom

chapter 5|19 pages

Ritual and liminality

Bisexuality within Christianity and Paganism

chapter 6|15 pages

Negotiating sexuality and spirituality

The lived experiences of bisexual persons

chapter 7|18 pages

Ambiguities, authenticity and actualisation

Life story research with a bisexual Christian

chapter 8|17 pages

‘Sweet blasphemy’

Elif Shafak, bisexuality and Sufism

chapter 11|19 pages

Bisexual wellbeing

Impacts of current religion and childhood experiences