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After Asceticism

Author : The Linacre Institute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781425909239
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book After Asceticism written by The Linacre Institute and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cigarettes and the habit of smoking have a threefold hold on people, physically, spiritually and mentally, and they run deep within the person's core being. The only true way to kick this habit is to acknowledge to yourself that you are a smoker. Forge weapons and develop skills to use them that will effectively wipe your smoking habit off the face of your life. You must take this personally, because cigarettes are going to take you out personally and it will not be out to dinner and a movie. Cigarettes and the habit of smoking have a mission. These two fraternal twins desire to see you dead, half-dead or wishing you were dead. There are many stop-smoking products on the market that will assist you; I don't want to put down anyone else's attempt to help you. I am convinced that if you choose to apply the pathways in this book, they will truly help you choose to ignite a burning desire to stop smoking for life. I offer you no pills, creamy lotions, patches, or magic potions. I was once a smoker and have walked that road. This booklet is my attempt to motivate you, because it starts with you and your choice.

Beyond Pleasure

Author : Evert Peeters
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1845459873
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Pleasure written by Evert Peeters and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet equally evokes the ongoing success of ascetic practices and beliefs. Nostalgic memories of hardship and discipline in the army, youth movements or boarding schools remain as present as the fashionable irritation with the presumed modern-day laziness. In the very texture of contemporary culture, age-old asceticism proves to be remarkably alive. Old ascetic forms were remoulded to serve modern desires for personal authenticity, an authenticity that disconnected asceticism in the course of the nineteenth century from two traditions that had underpinned it since classical antiquity: the public, republican austerity of antiquity and the private, religious asceticism of Christianity. Exploring various aspects such as the history of the body, of aesthetics, science, and social thought in several European countries (Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria and Belgium), the authors show that modern asceticism remains a deeply ambivalent category. Apart from self-realisation, classical and religious examples continue to haunt the ascetic mind.

The New Asceticism

Author : Sarah Coakley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1441173374
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The New Asceticism written by Sarah Coakley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter of The New Asceticism concentrates on a contentious issue in contemporary theology - the role of women in the churches, homosexuality and the priesthood, celibacy and the future of Christian asceticism - in an original thesis about the nature of desire which may start to heal many contemporary wounds. Professor Coakley is as familiar with the Bible and the Early Fathers as she is with the writings of Freud and Jung, and she draws heavily on Gregory of Nyssa's theology of desire in what she proposes. She points the way through the false modern alternatives of repression and libertinism, agape and eros, recovering a way in which desire can be freed from associations with promiscuity and disorder, and forging a new ascetical vision founded in the disciplines of prayer and attention.

Indian Asceticism

Author : Carl Olson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190225319
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Indian Asceticism written by Carl Olson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the history of Indian religions, the ascetic figure is most closely identified with power. A by-product of the ascetic path, power is displayed in the ability to fly, walk on water or through dense objects, read minds, discern the former lives of others, see into the future, harm others, or simply levitate one's body. These tales give rise to questions about how power and violence are related to the phenomenon of play. Indian Asceticism focuses on the powers exhibited by ascetics of India from ancient to modern time. Carl Olson discusses the erotic, the demonic, the comic, and the miraculous forms of play and their connections to power and violence. He focuses on Hinduism, but evidence is also presented from Buddhism and Jainism, suggesting that the subject matter of this book pervades India's major indigenous religious traditions. The book includes a look at the extent to which findings in cognitive science can add to our understanding of these various powers; Olson argues that violence is built into the practice of the ascetic. Indian Asceticism culminates with an attempt to rethink the nature of power in a way that does justice to the literary evidence from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain sources.

Repentance in Late Antiquity

Author : Alexis C. Torrance
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191643785
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book Repentance in Late Antiquity written by Alexis C. Torrance and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The call to repentance is central to the message of early Christianity. While this is undeniable, the precise meaning of the concept of repentance for early Christians has rarely been investigated to any great extent, beyond studies of the rise of penitential discipline. In this study, the rich variety of meanings and applications of the concept of repentance are examined, with a particular focus on the writings of several ascetic theologians of the fifth to seventh centuries: SS Mark the Monk, Barsanuphius and John of Gaza, and John Climacus. These theologians provide some of the most sustained and detailed elaborations of the concept of repentance in late antiquity. They predominantly see repentance as a positive, comprehensive idea that serves to frame the whole of Christian life, not simply one or more of its parts. While the modern dominant understanding of repentance as a moment of sorrowful regret over past misdeeds, or as equivalent to penitential discipline, is present to a degree, such definitions by no means exhaust the concept for them. The path of repentance is depicted as stretching from an initial about-face completed in baptism, through the living out of the baptismal gift by keeping the Gospel commandments, culminating in the idea of intercessory repentance for others, after the likeness of Christ's innocent suffering for the world. While this overarching role for repentance in Christian life is clearest in ascetic works, these are not explored in isolation, and attention is also paid to the concept of repentance in Scripture, the early church, apocalyptic texts, and canonical material. This not only permits the elaboration of the views of the ascetics in their larger context, but further allows for an overall re-assessment of the often misunderstood, if not overlooked, place of repentance in early Christian theology.

Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism

Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438414994
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism written by Patrick Olivelle and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1994-10-28 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rules and Regulations of Brahmanical Asceticism is the critical edition and translation of a twelfth-century Sanskrit text written by Yadava Prakasaa, whose life and activities are of historical interest because, according to tradition, he was the teacher of the great Vais'n'ava theologian Ramanuja. This text is the oldest and most comprehensive example of medieval Sanskrit literature devoted to examining the duties of ascetics. Yadava Prakasaa is the only one who explicitly examines the thorny question of whether asceticism is a legitimate way of life for Brahmins. His topics include the people qualified to become ascetics; the rite for becoming an ascetic; the clothes and belongings of an ascetic; techniques of meditation; daily routines such as bathing, divine worship, and begging; proper conduct and etiquette; the manner of wandering; residence during the rains; expiatory penances; and the funeral. In his introduction, Patrick Olivelle examines the place of Yadava's text within the literary and institutional history of Brahman'ical asceticism. He discusses the origins of asceticism in India; its incorporation into the Brahman'ical mainstream; and its variations within Hindu sects, as well as in Buddhist and Jain traditions.

Early Modern Asceticism

Author : Patrick J. McGrath
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487505329
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Download or read book Early Modern Asceticism written by Patrick J. McGrath and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging contemporary perceptions of the ascetic in the early modern period, this book explores asceticism as a vital site of religious conflict and literary creativity, rather than merely a vestige of a medieval past.

After Asceticism

Author : The Linacre Institute
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1425909248
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (259 download)

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Download or read book After Asceticism written by The Linacre Institute and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cigarettes and the habit of smoking have a threefold hold on people, physically, spiritually and mentally, and they run deep within the person's core being. The only true way to kick this habit is to acknowledge to yourself that you are a smoker. Forge weapons and develop skills to use them that will effectively wipe your smoking habit off the face of your life. You must take this personally, because cigarettes are going to take you out personally and it will not be out to dinner and a movie. Cigarettes and the habit of smoking have a mission. These two fraternal twins desire to see you dead, half-dead or wishing you were dead. There are many stop-smoking products on the market that will assist you; I don't want to put down anyone else's attempt to help you. I am convinced that if you choose to apply the pathways in this book, they will truly help you choose to ignite a burning desire to stop smoking for life. I offer you no pills, creamy lotions, patches, or magic potions. I was once a smoker and have walked that road. This booklet is my attempt to motivate you, because it starts with you and your choice.

Western Asceticism

Author : Owen Chadwick
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Asceticism written by Owen Chadwick and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1881 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students of church history and the monastic ascetic life will find this volume of much interest. Contained are three important documents of the early Christian Church: The Sayings of the Fathers, The Conferences of Cassian, and The Rule of Saint Benedict.Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and...

Asceticism

Author : Vincent L. Wimbush
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195151380
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Asceticism written by Vincent L. Wimbush and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only comprehensive reference work on asceticism with a multicultural, multireligious, and multidisciplinary perspective, Asceticism offers a sweeping view of an elusive and controversial aspect of religious life and culture. "...A well-nigh inexhaustible source for study and reflection, it belongs in every theological, and especially monastic library."--Religious Studies Review

Schools of Asceticism

Author : Lutz F. Kaelber
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 9780271043272
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (432 download)

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Download or read book Schools of Asceticism written by Lutz F. Kaelber and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the Weberian theme of religious asceticism in the context of medieval religion, concentrating on the Cathars and Waldensians in southern France. Analyzes how the ideology and social organization of religious groups shaped rational ascetic conduct of their members and how the different forms of asceticism affected cultural and economic life, combining a sociological approach to the analysis of medieval history with an original analysis of primary sources. For scholars of comparative historical and theoretical sociology, medieval history, and religious studies. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion

Author : Stephen Eskildsen
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438402155
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion written by Stephen Eskildsen and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a wide variety of original sources, this book brings to light how and why asceticism was carried out by Taoists during the first six centuries of the common era. It examines the practices of fasting, celibacy, self-imposed poverty, wilderness seclusion, and sleep-avoidance, and it discusses the beliefs and attitudes that motivated and justified such drastic actions. Asceticism in Early Taoist Religion demonstrates that although Taoist ascetics pursued austerities that were extremely rigorous, they did not seek to mortify the flesh. Through their austerities, they almost always sought to improve their physical strength and health, because they aspired toward physical longevity as well as spiritual perfection. Even though they sometimes taxed their bodies severely, they believed that their strength and health would eventually be restored if they persevered. The highest goal was to ascend to divine realms in an immortal body. However, certain beliefs that emerged during this period—particularly those influenced by Buddhism—may have caused some Taoist ascetics to virtually abandon their concern with longevity, and to focus disproportionately upon the perfection of the spirit. Such ascetics were more likely to purposely harm and neglect their bodies, contradictory as this may have been to the cherished ideals of the Taoist religion. Eskildsen traces how this problem may have emerged, and how it was viewed and dealt with by those who maintained the ideal of longevity.

Asceticism and the New Testament

Author : Leif E. Vaage
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135962235
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Asceticism and the New Testament written by Leif E. Vaage and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a complex historical phenomenon, asceticism raises the question about ordinary impulses, the orientation and practices, the power dynamics and politics with transcendental religions. The question of the role of asceticism has often been overlooked in examining the New Testament. This book is both comprehensive and comparative in its representation of how the question of asceticism might reorder the way in which we interpret the New Testament. Looking at the New Testament from an ascetic perspective asks questions about issues including the milieu of Jesus and Paul, and the social practices of self-denial, and considers the Scriptural texts in light of a desire to separate oneself from the world. In interpreting all the books in the New Testament, this collection is the first effort to take seriously the crucial role played by asceticism--and its detractors--in the formation of the New Testament.

Children and Asceticism in Late Antiquity

Author : Ville Vuolanto
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317167856
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Children and Asceticism in Late Antiquity written by Ville Vuolanto and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Late Antiquity the emergence of Christian asceticism challenged the traditional Greco-Roman views and practices of family life. The resulting discussions on the right way to live a good Christian life provide us with a variety of information on both ideological statements and living experiences of late Roman childhood. This is the first book to scrutinise the interplay between family, children and asceticism in the rise of Christianity. Drawing on texts of Christian authors of the late fourth and early fifth centuries the volume approaches the study of family dynamics and childhood from both ideological and social historical perspectives. It examines the place of children in the family in Christian ideology and explores how families in the late Roman world adapted these ideals in practice. Offering fresh viewpoints to current scholarship Ville Vuolanto demonstrates that there were many continuities in Roman ways of thinking about children and, despite the rise of Christianity, the old traditions remained deeply embedded in the culture. Moreover, the discussions about family and children are shown to have been intimately linked to worries about the continuity of family lineage and of the self, and to the changing understanding of what constituted a meaningful life.

Early Asceticism in India

Author : Piotr Balcerowicz
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317538528
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Early Asceticism in India written by Piotr Balcerowicz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ājīvikism was once ranked one of the most important religions in India between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE, after Buddhism, ‘Brahmanism’ and before Jainism, but is now a forgotten Indian religion. However, Jainism has remained an integral part of the religious landscape of South Asia, despite the common beginnings shared with Ājīvikism. By rediscovering, reconstructing, and examining the Ājīvikism doctrine, its art, origins and development, this book provides new insight into Ājīvikism, and discusses how this information enables us to better understand its impact on Jainism and its role in the development of Indian religion and philosophy. This book explains how, why and when Jainism developed its strikingly unique logic and epistemology and what historical and doctrinal factors prompted the ideas which later led to the formulation of the doctrine of multiplexity of reality (anekānta-vāda). It also provides answers to difficult passages of Buddhist Sāmañña-phala-sutta that baffled both Buddhist commentators and modern researchers. Offering clearer perspectives on the origins of Jainism the book will be an invaluable contribution to Jaina Studies, Asian Religion and Religious History.

Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World

Author : Richard Damian Finn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521862817
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World by : Richard Damian Finn

Download or read book Asceticism in the Graeco-Roman World written by Richard Damian Finn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pagan asceticism: cultic and contemplative purity -- Asceticism in Hellenistic and Rabbinic Judaism -- Christian asceticism before Origen -- Origen and his ascetic legacy -- Cavemen, cenobites, and clerics.

Ascetics, Authority, and the Church in the Age of Jerome and Cassian

Author : Philip Rousseau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780268040291
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Ascetics, Authority, and the Church in the Age of Jerome and Cassian written by Philip Rousseau and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rousseau presents a survey of asceticism in the western church until about 400, including a selective study of Jerome, and then, moving into the fifth century.