ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASCETIC
From Greek askētikos, from askētēs, from askein to exercise.
5 QUOTES WITH «ASCETIC»
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ascetic.
I'm a fairly ascetic person. And I do most of my writing at night. You don't get distracted, your brain goes into what you are writing about, into the world you're writing about, rather than into the world you're in.
The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism.
I fall into that nebulous, quote-unquote, normal American woman size that legions of fashion stylists detest. For the record, I'm a size 8 - this week, anyway. Many stylists hate that size because I think to them, it shows that I lack the discipline to be an ascetic; or the confident, sassy abandon to be a total fatty hedonist.
No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures. No ascetic can be considered reliably sane.
No sane man can afford to dispense with debilitating pleasures; no ascetic can be considered reliably sane.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASCETIC»
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Siva : The Erotic
Ascetic: The Erotic
Ascetic
Originally published under the title Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, this book traces the development of an Indian approach to an enduring human dilemma: the conflict between spiritual aspirations and human desires.
Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty The Divinity School of the University of Chicago, 1981
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The
Ascetic Imperative in Culture and Criticism
In this bold interdisciplinary work, Geoffrey Galt Harpham argues that asceticism has played a major role in shaping Western ideas of the body, writing, ethics, and aesthetics.
Geoffrey Galt Harpham, 1992
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The
Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition
A new approach to comparing religions (Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism), focusing on traditions of asceticism.
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Evagrius of Pontus:The Greek
Ascetic Corpus
Evagrius of Pontus (c.345-399) was one of the most prominent and influential figures among the monks of the desert settlements in Lower Egypt. This is a complete English translation of his writings.
Robert E. Sinkewicz, 2003
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Ascetic Hasidism in Jerusalem: The Guardian-Of-The-Faithful ...
An anthropologist's view on Hasidic life in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem.
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Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual ...
The early Eucharist has usually been seen as sacramental eating of token bread and wine in careful or even slavish imitation of Jesus and his earliest disciples.
Andrew Brian McGowan, 1999
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Ascetic Culture: Renunciation and Worldly Engagement
Finally, he broadened the theme to the present title of his collection."--BOOK JACKET.
Karigoudar Ishwaran, 1999
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Ascetic Behavior in Greco-Roman Antiquity
The texts, representative of different religious cults, philosophical schools, and geographical locations, are organized by literary genre into five parts that give a fascinating overview of the ascetic tradition.
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The
Ascetic Life: The Four Centuries on Charity
The Ascetic Life is a dialogue between a young novice and an old monk on how to achieve the Christian life. The Four Centuries is a collection of aphorisms.
Saint Maximus (Confessor), 1955
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Saints and Revolutionaries: The
Ascetic Hero in Russian Fiction
Examines how saints' lives and other works of literature of 13th- century northern Russia were influenced by such religious doctrines as apocalypticism and deification, and how the literature played a role in the translation of the ideas ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASCETIC»
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ascetic is used in the context of the following news items.
Tales of an ascetic
LUCKNOW: Ram Bhawan, located on the busy Faizabad-Ayodhya Road and at a stone's throw from the Circuit House, is a popular pilgrimage ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
alt-j: A private jet, a Mercury Prize and Latitude headliners
In a season of heavy and high-end touring commitments, bespoke aviation is the only way this band of allegedly cerebral, ascetic and ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Go commando and toss that steak directly onto the coals
We've written about the ascetic thrill of using government-issue grills in state parks. But recently we picked up a trick from a Dallas chef that has ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
Michael Clarke has evolved into a captain Australia has finally …
... his head like a penitent monk, ditched all flourish and excess from his batting and his public life and became a focused cricket ascetic. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Exhibition looks at exploring 'life at its best'
“Buddha led an ascetic life, and yet I also paint Krishna, a 'flirt' and polygamist. They may be different schools of thought, but they are both ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
Lonely teen of faith
To all my Jewish co-generationists (and co-faith-ists), I propose a challenge to you: do not let yourself be lonely. It is no virtue to be an ascetic in ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
AMARNATH YATRA
The Yajurveda describes Shiva as ascetic warrior Whose robe is of Deer Skin and He carries Trishul. According to the verse Satyam, Shivam, ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»
Judith Woods: Veganism is the way to lose weight? Yuck
I always think there's something scarily ascetic about vegans. Vegetarians know how to party – crack open the egg mayonnaise! – but vegans ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Review: DJ Rashad and RP Boo Make Footwork Feel Again on …
After opening with a synth line that's as close as Rashad came to the overcast Twilight Zone score, the track jitters and judders with the ascetic ... «SPIN, Jul 15»
What's on the small screen this week
The ascetic St Simeon Stylites, who lived about 400 AD, is said to have spent many years atop a pillar in the Syrian desert — a legend treated ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
