Sexualities

Spiritual experiences and altered states of consciousness – Parallels between BDSM and Christianity

Sexualities October 12, 2020 Charlotta Carlström 13 citations

This article is based on a five-year qualitative ethnographic study of bondage and discipline/dominance and submission/sadism and masochism (BDSM) in Sweden. In-depth interviews were completed with 29 self-defined BDSM practitioners. In the article, I investigate spirituality in two different contexts, namely within BDSM practice and in the charismatic Christianity. With a focus on power...