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Book Review: \u3cem\u3eHindu Christian Faqir: Modern Monks, Global Christianity, and Indian Sainthood\u3c/em\u3e [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Book Review of Hindu Christian Faqir: Modern Monks, Global Christianity, and Indian Sainthood. Timothy S. Dobe.
Corigliano, Stephanie
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Asceticism from the Perspective of Hafez and Nietzsche [PDF]

open access: yesComparative Theology, 2016
Hafez's lyrics are loaded with concepts against asceticism, an approach which makes this mystical sonneteer distinct from other Muslim poets. It is worth mentioning, however, that having mystical experiences is not possible without ascetical practices ...
Ebrahim Rezaei, Mahdi Dehbashi
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Buddhistisk askese: Fra verdensforsagelse til coping og dannelse

open access: yesReligionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2016
Asceticism is a central concept in Buddhism. It is both a constituent ideal and a practice needing to be tamed by institutional religion. This article analyzes Buddhist asceticism as textual ideal and religious practice from an understanding of ...
Jørn Borup
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Ascetic Attitude and Ecological Thinking

open access: yesPaedagogia Christiana, 2011
Asceticism is founded on the etymology of Greek word askesis, which means ‘toexercise’, ‘to practice’, ‘to give a shape’ and this meaning is connected with activityand practical skills.
Katarzyna Łukaszewska
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Askese inden for hinduisme: Et forsøg på typologisering

open access: yesReligionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 2016
The aim of this article is to put forward a proposal for an extended typology of asceticism within Hinduism, which not only includes the religious virtuosos in the form of a durative ascetism but also the dynamic and iterative asceticism as it is ...
Marianne Qvortrup Fibiger
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Rūmī’s Asceticism Explored: A Comparative Glimpse into Meister Eckhart’s Thought

open access: yesReligions, 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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The Animalistic Gullet and the Godlike Soul: Reframing Sacrifice in Midrash Leviticus Rabbah [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article proposes an analysis of two homiletic units in the Palestinian Midrash Leviticus Rabbah, which revolve around biblical chapters pertaining to sacrifices.
Albeck   +59 more
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Asceticism in the Tradition of Pesantren: An Eco-Critical Discourse [PDF]

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences
Asceticism 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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The sexual and theological ethics of gay marriage in France: a dialectic between autonomy and universalism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The debate on gay marriage has gathered pace globally and particularly in France. Here, the secularization of marriage as an ‘acte laïque’ has furthered progress towards a political and juridic recognition of gay marriage.
McCaffrey, E
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