| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 250 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Cult places of authenticity -- pt. 2. Social regulation of pleasure -- pt. 3. Aesthetics and distinction. |
| Summary |
Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet equally evoke the ongoing success of ascetic practices and beliefs. Nostalgic memories of hardship and discipline in the army, youth movements or boarding schools remain as present as the fashionable irritation with the presumed modern-day laziness. In the very texture of contemporary culture, age-old asceticism proves to be remarkably alive. Old ascetic forms were remoulded to serve modern desires for personal authenticity, an authenticity that disconnected asceticism in the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Asceticism -- History.
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Asceticism. |
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History. |
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Civilization, Modern.
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Civilization, Modern. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Peeters, Evert.
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Molle, Leen van, 1953-
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Wils, Kaat.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beyond pleasure. New York : Berghahn Books, ©2011 (DLC) 2011000951 |
| ISBN |
9781845459871 (electronic book) |
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1845459873 (electronic book) |
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1845457730 |
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9781845457730 |
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9781845457730 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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