"Toxic Strip Clubs": The Intersection of Religion, Law and Fantasy

Theology and Sexuality

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-58

  Hanna, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

adult entertainment (strip clubs); Christian Right; civil liberties; democracy; exotic dance; separation of church and state; theocracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873277349     PISSN: 13558358     EISSN: 17455170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/tse.v16i1.19     Document Type: Article

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