Beyond pleasure :: cultures of modern asceticism /

Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet equally evoke 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...

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Weitere Verfasser: Peeters, Evert, Molle, Leen van, 1953-, Wils, Kaat
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Berghahn Books, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet equally evoke 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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 250 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845459871
1845459873
1845457730
9781845457730

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