Sweet Asceticism: An Ethnographic Study of Female Renouncers in the Chaitanya Vaiṣṇava Tradition
Religions, 2022 This paper is based on an ethnographic study which aims to examine female asceticism in the Chaitanya Vaishnava sect, a Hindu devotional school found in the region of Vrindavan in Northwest India.
Leena Taneja
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Schopenhauer’s Asceticism: A path to salvation [PDF]
حکمت و فلسفه, 2023 Asceticism has been one of the most important concepts in Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy, especially in his theory of salvation. He has defined salvation as releasing from pain and suffering and achieving long-term tranquility.
fatemeh bakhtiari +2 more
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Asceticism as Renouncing and Embracing the World in Ibn ‘Arabī’s Radical Metaphysics
Religions, 2023 Asceticism or renunciation (zuhd) is generally viewed as turning away from the world and all it has to offer in order to connect to the divine. The well-known mystical theorist, Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn ‘Arabī (d.
Ismail Lala, Lala Ismail
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Jurnal Studi AgamaAsceticism, which is often identified as the act of mortification, is an attempt by a Christian to achieve Christlike perfection. In this act of asceticism, they are willing to abandon worldly pleasures and continue to strive for perfection.
Tonny Ilham Prayogo +7 more
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Transdiagnostic effect of contamination disgust on asceticism [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction There is a growing literature suggesting disgust plays a major role in religiosity. Asceticism is a personality trait characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.
G. Santarelli +6 more
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Asceticism in the Tradition of Pesantren: An Eco-Critical Discourse [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesAsceticism is vital the religiosity of santri and enhancing their devotion to Creator through Islamic practices in pesantren life. This research is urgent for two reasons.
Lutfitasari Wevi, Mujtahidin Mujtahidin
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Rūmī’s Asceticism Explored: A Comparative Glimpse into Meister Eckhart’s Thought
Religions, 2023 This paper examines the nature of “asceticism” (rīyāḍat) in Sufism, revolving around the works of the 13th century Persian Sufi Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī Balkī and exploring two critical inquiries: Firstly, it seeks to determine whether Rūmī’s ...
Rasoul Rahbari Ghazani, Saliha Uysal
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Semantics of Worldly Life and Ascetic Life in the Thoughts of Hossein bin Saeed Ahwazi: A Review of the History of Shia Narrative Ethics in the Third Century [PDF]
اخلاق وحیانی, 2023 This article examined the relationship between worldly life and asceticism based on Hossein bin Saeed Ahwazi's book entitled "Al-Zohd" (asceticism). These two concepts were on opposite sides of meaning and their practical overlap could be hardly found ...
Abbas Mirzaei, NAZANIN AHMADI
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Rethinking Asceticism in Nietzsche with Zhuangzi: A Physio-Psychological Perspective
ReligionsThis article proposes a reconsideration of the physio-psychological dimension of the notion of asceticism in Nietzsche in the light of classical Daoist philosophy.
Manhua Li
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And they All Ate and Were Satisfied: Review of the Book “Abundance and Asceticism in Russian Literature” [PDF]
Гуманитарный вектор, 2020 The review provides an overview of scientific works included in the collection of articles “Abundance and Asceticism in Russian Literature.” Based on the definitions of “asceticism” and “abundance” proposed by the authors, a parallel is drawn with the ...
Alena O. Zadorina
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