Drawn from extensive, new and rich empirical research across the UK, Canada and USA, Queer Spiritual Spaces investigates the contemporary socio-cultural practices of belief, by those who have historically been, and continue to be, excluded or derided by mainstream religions and alternative spiritualities. It will serve as a theoretically fertile, comprehensive entry point for any scholar wishing to explore the queer spiritual spaces of the twenty-first century.
Kath Browne is a Senior Lecturer in the School of the Environment at the University of Brighton, UK. Professor Sally R. Munt is Director of the Sussex Centre for Cultural Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton UK. Dr. Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip is Associate Professor & Reader in Sociology at the University of Nottingham, UK.
List of Figures, List of Tables, Notes on Contributors, Acknowledgements, 1. Queer Spiritual Spaces, 2. Coming Home from the Wilderness: An Overview of Recent Scholarly Research on LGBTQI Religiosity/Spirituality in the West, 3. Quakers: Post-Christian Selfhoods within the Liberal Sphere, 4. Looking for Allah: Spiritual Quests of Queer Muslims, 5. Queerness and Sangha: Exploring Buddhist Lives, 6. Dyke Spiritualities at Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, 7. New Age Spiritualities: Findhorn and the Sexual Self, 8. Virtual Believers: Queer Spiritual Practice Online, 9. Queer Spiritual Spaces: Conclusion, Appendix, Bibliography, Index