Fasting and Dieting: A Research Note
Because fasting has endured throughout history, one can study religious change by examining shifts in the practice and meaning of fasting. This paper reports a study of fasting carried out in Muncie, Indiana, the Lynd's Middle-town. Data were collected on the frequency of fasting and the reason...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
1986
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Review of religious research
Year: 1986, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 255-262 |
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| Summary: | Because fasting has endured throughout history, one can study religious change by examining shifts in the practice and meaning of fasting. This paper reports a study of fasting carried out in Muncie, Indiana, the Lynd's Middle-town. Data were collected on the frequency of fasting and the reasons for fasting. The findings suggest that fasting remains a fairly widespread activity. Although many people now fast for secular reasons, such as weight control, religious reasons remain important. The variety of motives for fasting emphasizes the need to study not just how frequently a possibly religious act is performed, but also the meaning of this act to people in a certain social context. Although for many contemporary people fasting is a secular activity, it is the multiplicity of reasons for fasting that characterizes the contemporary situation. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3511420 |