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Becoming Queer and Religious in Malaysia and Singapore
Becoming Queer and Religious in Malaysia and Singapore
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What does it mean to become religiously queer or queerly religious in one's everyday life? What narratives of becoming 'person' emerge from these lived realities?
Sharon A. Bong addresses these questions by exploring the personal journeys of several GLBTIQ (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer) persons negotiating the tensions between living out their sexuality and religiosity in the context of Malaysia and Singapore. By sharing their stories, Bong presents a broad spectrum of queer strategies emerging from participants' narratives of 'becoming', which encompass becoming Asian, becoming postcolonial, becoming sexually religious and religiously sexual, and becoming 'persons'. These strategies are used in the book as counterpoints to nationhood narratives of becoming Asian or postcolonial, which are still mired in religious-sponsored and colonial-inherited sexual regulations.
Finally, Bong shows how the insistence of identifying as both queer and religious is critical in challenging the conservative social-political milieu surrounding issues of gender diversity and inclusion within these south-east Asian states.
Table of Contents
1. Managing Incompatibility and Exclusivity
2. Adopting Celibacy
3. Facing Condemnation and Taboo
4. Dealing with Guilt, Shame and Pain
5. Negotiating Ambivalence
6. Queering Time
7. Managing Compatibility and Inclusivity
8. Finding Reconciliation and Affirmation
9. Conclusion: The Journey Continues
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Product details
| Published | 02 Apr 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781350132733 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Series | Bloomsbury Studies in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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