Embracing Faith and Desire: Queer and Feminist Engagements with Islam and Christianity as Lived Religions

Embracing Faith and Desire investigates the intersection of gender, sexuality, and religion from an anthropological lens. Taking women’s, non-binary, and queer religious life-worlds in Muslim and Christian contexts as a cross-cutting research theme, the book brings together scholars from different disciplines and regional contexts who are interested in the interconnectedness of gender dynamics, queerness, and religious principles.

The explosive growth of contesting religions, especially in a...