Body & Religion

by Gwendolyn Gillson, Illinois College (Journal Editor)
Contributor: Ruth Westoby, King's College London (Book Review Editor)

Body and Religion is an internationally peer reviewed, interdisciplinary journal devoted to all issues of body and religion.

We welcome English-language submissions from scholars who use diverse methodologies and approaches, ranging from traditional to innovative, to explore issues of “body” as a fundamental analytical category in the study of religion. We seek to publish the widest possible diversity of critical inquiry into the relationships between all manner of bodies; concepts of “body,” and both traditional and alternative religious traditions, popular culture, literature, the arts, psychology, philosophy, the natural sciences, national and social movements, gender and sexuality, modification and transformation, underground/alternative culture, time periods, and regions.

The journal provides a forum for the study of ancient and contemporary practices, concerns, ideals, and connections or disconnections between body and religion. Essays and analyses are capable of being delivered on a multi-media platform, assisting in examining performances, rituals, and other topics that are not easily captured in print. However, alternate and innovative presentations must include a significant written portion for print, while corresponding extra color art, video, and other media will be included on the journal website and in other electronic forms.

Publication and Frequency
Two issues per volume year
ISSN 2057-5823 (Print)
ISSN 2057-5831 (Online)

Religion Library Collections
Theory, Method & Special Topics (Core Journal)

Selected articles are included in other collections as indicated below.

Latest Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2: Special Issue: Irigaray and religion Guest Editors: Wesley N. Barker and Emily A. Holmes

Editorial
Introduction to special issue: Irigaray and religion
Wesley N Barker, Emily A Holmes, 159–170

Articles
The coming of the flesh in human and cosmic relations: (re)thinking incarnation with Luce Irigaray
Phyllis H Kaminski, 171–188

In the beginning was the relation: the divine as a ternary agential field (of love)
Cheryl Lynch-Lawler, 189–210

Embodied encounters: exploring Irigaray’s philosophy in art and activism
Cara Judea Alhadeff, 211–241

Inner and outer potentialities: a spiritual approach to the problem of regenerative architecture and design
Andrea Wheeler, 242–267

This legal subject which is not one: Luce Irigaray, reproductive justice, and a jurisprudence of sexual difference
Jena Jolissaint, 268–293

Reviews
The Buddha’s Tooth: Western Tales of a Sri Lankan Relic By J. S. Strong (2021)
Elizabeth Angowski, 294–299

The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance By L. DeVun (2021)
Oliver Richards, 300–304

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