Below the Belt : Sexuality, Religion and the American South [Paperback]

Angelia Willson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0304335509 | ISBN-13: 978-0304335503 | Publication Date: November 1, 1999

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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About the Author

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. >

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Continuum (November 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0304335509
• ISBN-13: 978-0304335503
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,268,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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