Queer Spiritual Spaces

Drawn from extensive, new and rich empirical research across the UK, Canada and USA, Queer Spiritual Spaces investigates the contemporary socio-cultural practices of belief, by those who have historically been, and continue to be, excluded or derided by mainstream religions and alternative spiritualities. Examining the queering of genders, sexualities and religion within Islam, Buddhism, Quakerism, as well as alternative spaces like the Findhorn Community, the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival and the Internet, this book offers original accounts of the ways in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people have constructed their own spiritual spaces – within, alongside, and in opposition to existing mainstream and alternate faiths. The first monograph to deal with divergent spiritualities across the UK, Canada and USA that is directly informed by ‘queer’ subjectivities, this book explores the recently emerging innovative spaces and integrative practices of queer spiritualities. Its breadth of coverage and keen critical engagement mean it will serve as a theoretically fertile, comprehensive entry point for any scholar wishing to explore the queer spiritual spaces of the twenty-first century.