Abusing religion : literary persecution, sex scandals, and American minority religions / Megan Goodwin.
Author/creator |
Goodwin, Megan author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2020] |
Description | vii, 220 pages ; 24 cm |
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Abstract | "Sex abuse happens in all communities, but American minority religions often face disproportionate allegations of sexual abuse. Why, in a country that consistently fails to acknowledge-much less address-the sexual abuse of women and children, do American religious outsiders so often face allegations of sexual misconduct? Why does the American public presume to know "what's really going on" in minority religious communities? Why are sex abuse allegations such an effective way to discredit people on America's religious margins? What makes Americans so willing, so eager to identify religion as the cause of sex abuse? Abusing Religion argues that sex abuse in minority religious communities is an American problem, not (merely) a religious one"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2019037925 |
ISBN | 9781978807785 |
ISBN | 1978807783 paperback |
ISBN | 9781978807792 hardcover |
ISBN | 1978807791 hardcover |
ISBN | electronic publication |
ISBN | electronic book Mobipocket |
ISBN | electronic book |
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