Below the Belt
Religion, Sexuality and Politics in the Rural South
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 1999
256 pages
978-1-4411-6378-3 (ISBN)
Description
Alternative lifestyles are anathema to the inhabitants of rural areas of the Bible Belt. Even gays and lesbians themselves resist the notions of community and self-identification espoused by city queers. As Wilson demonstrates, it is the combination of internalized self-hatred, the influence of the right-wing Republicans and religious fervor, together with the hatred, fear, and suspicion aroused by the intervention of gay and lesbian activists from urban areas, that determine the tenor of gay life in the American rural South. A series of shocking interviews with local religious leaders and medical experts whose opinions shape local discourse in sexuality, abortion, feminiosm, and AIDS are the foundation for this revelatory study.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-6378-3 (9781441163783)
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11/1999
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€82.00
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Person
Angelia Wilson is the daughter of a Texas preacher and lectures in Political Theory at the University of Manchester. She edited A Simple Matter of Justice.
Content
- Intro
- Cover
- Contents
- 1 What the Hell are You Doing?
- 2 Southern Born and Southern Bred
- 3 One is Not Born a Lady
- 4 Choosing Life
- 5 Conditional Love
- 6 What the Hell Did You Do That For?
- Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- O
- P
- R
- S
- T
- U
- W
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