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The Idea of Asceticism among the Desert Monastics

open access: yes, 1996
It discusses mainly the forms which asceticism took among the desert monastics, the reasons behind it and the effects of asceticism in their ...
Siccuan, Savio Maria, OSB
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The Necessity of Monastic Asceticism: A Case for Retrieval in Contemporary Evangelicalism

open access: yes, 2023
Within the contemporary evangelical church, there is often little discussion of asceticism despite an emphasis on spiritual disciplines and formation.
Peters, Greg
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Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
wiley   +1 more source

Asceticism and Women in the Age of Kalapirar

open access: yes
The Jain and Buddhist religious concepts that came to Tamil Nadu in the background of philosophy during the Sangam period were able to find a place in all the structural levels of the Tamil society. Religion, society, politics and culture have made their
M, Balasubramanian
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Theorizing Synchronization of Organizational Resources in Dynamic Environments

open access: yesThunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Resource orchestration (RO) in dynamic environments poses challenges during strategic initiatives. Although prior research highlights RO's benefits, little is known about how managerial decisions influence RO over time, potentially leading to inefficiencies.
Haytham Siala   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The crown of virginity, paradise regained: A study of Jerome’s ascetic exegesis in a selection of his works

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
This article explores, in the first place, Jerome’s creation of pro-virginal propaganda in a selection of his treatises and letters, through the employment of scriptural justification by means of ascetic exegesis and rhetorical strategies.
Johanna C. Lamprecht
doaj   +1 more source

Asceticism in Muhammed al-Amin Diaby's poetry

open access: yes, 2017
Bu çalışmada, Afrika sahra altı bölgesinde şiirlerini Arapça ile kaleme alan bir şairin hayatı, eserleri ve şiirlerinde yer alan züht kavramı, yapısalcılık yöntemi kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Afrika sahra altı bölgesinde şiirlerini Arapça ile kaleme alan
Umar, Abdul Samed Yakub
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Policy success and failure in Australia

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces the seven articles in the symposium on policy success and failure together with a short introduction to the large literature on policy success and failure. The issue brings together an analysis of success and failure within seven discrete policy domains, including Indigenous policy; immigration; foreign policy; water ...
Keith Dowding   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Forthcoming General Election in the Republic of Ireland: Winds of (Left‐Wing) Change or Plus Ça Change?

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 180-188, January/March 2025.
Abstract The forthcoming general election will be the most consequential electoral contest for the Republic of Ireland in a century. The polity is situated in truly novel territory with the potential for an historic first: the incoming of a Sinn Féin‐led, left‐wing government.
Chris Ó Rálaigh
wiley   +1 more source

Paul and Asceticism in 1 Corinthians 9:27a

open access: yes, 2008
Amidst the resurgence of interest in Paul and asceticism relatively little focus has been put upon one Pauline text with seemingly obvious ascetic potential: “I beat my body” (1 Corinthians 9:27a).
Yinger, Kent L.
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