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Ascetic Self

Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition

by Gavin Flood (university Of Stirling)

  • Paperback
  • 304 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 16.2 x 22.8 x 2 cm

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Clarifies asceticism's role in shaping your life narrative

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Describes the ascetic self in the scriptural religions of Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism. This book claims that asceticism can be understood as the internalisation of tradition, the shaping of the narrative of a life in accordance with the narrative of tradition that might be seen as the performance of the memory of tradition.
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  • Title

    Ascetic Self

  • Author

    Gavin Flood (university Of Stirling)

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    November 2004

  • Weight

    450g

  • Page Count

    304

  • Dimensions

    16.2 x 22.8 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521604017

  • ISBN-10

    052160401X

  • Eden Code

    1117231

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