‘Stay up during the night, except for a little' (Q 73:2): the qurʾānic vigils as ascetic training programs

In the field of history of religion, the Qurʾān and early Islam often seem to be ignored in discussions of asceticism and cultural evolution. With the usage of Peter Sloterdijk's definition of áskesis as ‘training', this article proposes a new way to understand the qurʾānic attitude(s) to...

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Main Author: Christiansen, Johanne Louise (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge [2019]
In: Religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 49, Issue: 4, Pages: 614-635
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Koran. Sure al-Muzzammil / Islam / Asceticism / Sleep deprivation
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
Further subjects:B Vigils
B The Qurʾān
B Early Islam
B Asceticism
B Peter Sloterdijk
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