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001 2009035748
003 DLC
005 20100413115401.0
008 090921s2009 caua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009035748
020 $a9780936077550
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aRC552.E18$bL437 2010
082 00 $a362.196/8526$222
100 1 $aLelwica, Michelle Mary.
245 14 $aThe religion of thinness :$bsatisfying the spiritual hungers behind women's obsession with food and weight /$cMichelle M. Lelwica.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aCarlsbad, Calif. :$bGürze Books,$c2009, c2010.
300 $axxvi, 313 p. :$bill. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aChanging the paradigm : from the religion of thinness to practicing peace with our bodies -- From illusion to insight : dispelling the myth of thinness and creating a new sense of purpose -- From idolatry to inspiration : seeing through the icons of thinness and finding new sources for self-definition -- From control to connection : the rituals of thinness and our need for transformation -- From judgment to responsibility : the morality of thinness and our need for virtue -- From conformity to self-acceptance : the community of thinness and our need for unconditional love -- From escape to presence : the salvation of thinness and our need for peace.
650 0 $aEating disorders$xPatients$xReligious life.
650 0 $aWomen$xHealth and hygiene$xReligious aspects.