Asceticism / edited by Vincent L. Wimbush, Richard Valantasis ; with the assistance of Gay L. Byron, William S. Love.
From meditation and fasting to celibacy and anchoritism, the ascetic impulse has been an enduring and complex phenomenon throughout history. Offering a sweeping view of this elusive and controversial aspect of religious life and culture, Asceticism looks at the ascetic impulse from a unique vantage...
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