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The Concept of Modern Asceticism According to Max Weber Perspective(Case Study of Asceticism and Its Implications in The Theological Study Program Of UKSW)

open access: yesJurnal Studi Agama
Asceticism, 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
doaj   +1 more source

The Rise of Popular Asceticism in Sinhalese Buddhist Culture: Some Significant Concepts and Practices

open access: yesIAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies, 2016
The briefest explanation that could be provided for asceticism in the original Theravada Buddhist tradition is that it is a physically and mentally lived enterprise for fulfilling enlightenment (nibbana). As such, the enterprise demands serious practical
Isha Gamlath
doaj   +1 more source

An Ultrafast Self‐Gelling Versatile Hydrogel for Rapid Infected Burn Wound Repair in Military Medicine

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A self‐gelling PG@PAC (POD/Gel‐CDH@PA/CHX) powder is developed for infected burn care in austere settings. Upon contact with wound exudate, it instantly forms an adhesive hydrogel, providing simultaneous hemostasis, broad‐spectrum antibacterial activity, reactive oxygen species scavenging, and immunomodulation. In a murine model of S.
Liping Zhang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sport, Olympism and Two Lifestyles

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Sport and Health Sciences, 2018
Research background and hypothesis. The study analyses two lifestyles: asceticism and hedonism. Spiritual and moral dimension of our lives form a wider background and the field of sport, especially renewed olympism, affect the closer one of our ...
Miloš Bednář
doaj   +1 more source

Jainism and society [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
A review of John E. Cort: Jains in the World: Religious Values and Ideology in India.
Flügel, Peter
core   +1 more source

A Cryoprotectant‐Compatible Nanoporous Platform for Stable and Scalable Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A cryoprotectant‐compatible nanoporous platform enables ambient‐stable and scalable delivery of gene editing therapeutics. By combining hierarchical pore architecture with optimized lyophilization chemistry, the system preserves Cas9‐RNP activity post‐freeze‐drying.
Sian Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical factors for the emergence of ascetic schools in the Islamic East

open access: yesمجلة كلية الفقه, 2007
        This research shows the Muslims' asceticism in worldly matters, their belittling of them, their underestimation of their importance, their lack of being affected by their adornments and pleasures, their preference for what is stated in the ...
Dr. Abdul Redha Hassan Jiyad Al-Hussainawi
doaj   +1 more source

The Gospel of Chernyshevsky: Nihilism, Art, and Religious Asceticism [PDF]

open access: yesДостоевский и мировая культура: Филологический журнал, 2019
The paper attempts to evaluate the philosophical and religious elements of Chernyshevsky’s book What is to Be Done. Taking into consideration a critical fortune that considered the book as a “new gospel”, the paper is divided into three parts.
Jimmy Sudário Cabral
doaj   +1 more source

Confessions of a Poverty Researcher: My Journey Through the Foothills of Scholarship

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper describes the key events, experiences and ideas that influenced the author's career as a poverty researcher. He describes how his early disillusion with economics was replaced by a spark of interest in social issues and how his migration from the UK to Australia in the mid‐1970s provided the impetus to begin what became a lifetime ...
Peter Saunders
wiley   +1 more source

The Cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia's Print‐Media Discourse

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the way that Australian newspapers have framed the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Introduced in 2013, the NDIS represented a major change in Australia's disability support policy, moving for the first time to a nationwide universal insurance model.
Meera Chinnappa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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