Fasting: A Sacramental
Hunger or starvation is never sought as a goal, though for millions today it is a daily lived experience. Although deprivation of essential goods for one's maintenance is also never viewed as something holy or ideal, the world religions have regarded fasting as a powerful means for attaining th...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Dharmaram College
1984
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Journal of Dharma
Année: 1984, Volume: 9, Numéro: 3, Pages: 274-291 |
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Fasting
B Sacrament |
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| Résumé: | Hunger or starvation is never sought as a goal, though for millions today it is a daily lived experience. Although deprivation of essential goods for one's maintenance is also never viewed as something holy or ideal, the world religions have regarded fasting as a powerful means for attaining the spiritual benefits. Whether voluntarily undertaken or imposed by the religious authority, such fasting is a sacramental in both western and eastern religions and so this article proposes to examine various aspects of it in these religious traditions. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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