1. Celibacy and the human body : an introduction / Carl Olson
2. Celibacy in the Greco-Roman world / Willi Braun
3. "And Jacob remained alone" : the Jewish struggle with celibacy / Eliezer Diamond
4. Celibacy in the early Christian church / Glenn Holland
5. "Let anyone accept this who can" : Medieval Christian virginity, chastity, and celibacy in the Latin West / Karen Cheatham
6. Celibacy and the Protestant traditions : from celibacy to the freedom of the Christian / M. Darrol Bryant
7. Islamic tradition and celibacy / Shahzad Bashir
8. Celibacy in classical Hinduism / Patrick Olivelle
9. Hindu devotionalism, Tantra, and celibacy / Carl Olson
10. Sthūlabhadra's lodgings : sexual restraint in Jainism / Paul Dundas
11. Celibacy in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism / John Powers
12. Celibacy in East Asian Buddhism / John Kieschnick
13. Sexual control and Daoist cultivation / Livia Kohn
14. Shinto and celibacy / C. Scott Littleton
15. A social-cultural analysis of celibacy among the Yoruba : Oyo Alafin's servants as case study / Oyeronke Olajubu
16. Celibacy and Native American Indians / Carl Olson
17. Abstinence, balance, and political control in Mesoamerica / Jeanne L. Gillespie.
