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The self-identifying Ghanaian-Dutch and Somali-Dutch communities residing in the Randstad area of the Netherlands are deeply impacted by religious beliefs and cultural factors in their approach towards sexual health practices, well-being and pleasure. This book shows how religious sensibilities shape the physical activities, beauty practices, and gendered roles that are adopted into the daily lives of these communities in pursuit of their sexual and general well-being. Through an ethnographic account, it explores and challenges the assumptions held around the complex relationship between religion and sexuality.
“Through compelling ethnographic research, this book challenges commonly held assumptions and stereotypes about the complex relationship between religion and sexuality, offering unique and original insights into the lived experiences of the book’s protagonist.” • Apostolos Andrikopoulos, Harvard University
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Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Stereotypical Representations: Religion and Cultural Encounters in the Netherlands
Chapter 1. Methodology and Study Participants
Chapter 2. The Biopolitics of Physical Activities, Sexuality and Health
Chapter 3. Practices of Beautification: People's Gendered Sense of the Self and Belonging
Chapter 4. ‘We Will Do What Works Best for Us’: Redefining Masculinities Within the Domestic Space
Chapter 5. Piety and Pleasure in the Cultivation of One’s Religious Self and Sexuality
Conclusion: Rethinking Religion in the Context of Sexual Well-Being
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