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Scholars of religion have always been fascinated by asceticism. Some have even regarded this radical way of life-- the withdrawal from the world, combined with
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The Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Geoffrey Galt Harpham
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-01-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics,
Asceticism and the New Testament
Language: en
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Authors: Leif E. Vaage
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A Queer Chivalry
Language: en
Pages: 264
Authors: Julia F. Saville
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000 - Publisher: University of Virginia Press

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Others decry his monasticism as the regrettably oppressive regimen from which he was able to escape only occasionally through his sensuous, sometimes overtly ho