religion and sexuality - research

And this has what, exactly, to do with photography?

I don't think anyone questions that religious people have sex organs. After all, the very first command that the Hebrew God gave to Adam and Eve was, "Be fruitful and multiply." And if you've ever seen the imagery around ancient Hindu temples, well...

Most societies place rules around sex, both to clarify lines of descent and to minimize the explosive jealousy that often attaches to who is sleeping with who, but those that try to completely prevent sex don't last very long (for obvious reasons).

it's photographic project.

connecting sexuality and religion in a single frame

Do you mean, in the frame of a single image?

There are countless historical examples of religiously commissioned art work - spanning many centuries - that show naked people, with and without fig leaves, in a religious context. There are depictions of people (with all parts intact) being created, being burned or skinned alive for having the wrong sort of religion, worshiping, dying, living, ascending, descending, being cherubic, etc. Can't think of too many religious traditions that imply, suggest, say, or represent humanity as being non-sexual or missing parts.

In fact, the not-having-sex traditions among many priest/nun type organizations and orders is an acknowledgment that humanity is indeed sexual, and that in some very specific roles, it's being given up (sacrificed) as an indication of Being Very Serious.

Almost any book on art history, especially one that focuses on religious themes, will have copious examples along these lines.

Well i'm interested in work that is more about sexuality than nudity, and religion.

in some very specific roles, it's being given up (sacrificed) as an indication of Being Very Serious.

I suppose you could think of it that way, but in more specific terms, it usually has to do with the idea that the body and the spirit are at odds with one another, and that it's therefore better to be spiritual than carnal. Consider the well-known description of the body as a "sack of dung" (attributed to various Christian saints). In a way, it's literally true, as you will know if you've ever experienced the smell that comes from someone with a deep abdominal wound, but it's also obviously intended to encourage a negative attitude towards the body, and by extension the physical world, relative to the world of the spirit.

Not sure it's exactly what you're looking for, but Madonna's "Like a Prayer" covers the topic :lol:

You should be able to find similar work in photo.net's image archive section.

As Matt said, your local library's section on art and history would be a good source of inspiration to build a story in your project.

How about multi-exposure?

Not sure how you might go about depicting this but the master-consort relationship in Tantric Budhism might be well worth exploring in relation to sexuality and religion.

Perhaps watching the movie "Blackrobes" where they demonstrate rather vividly the so called "missionary style" will give you some food for thought.