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Beyond Pleasure: Cultures of Modern Asceticism
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Beyond Pleasure: Cultures of Modern Asceticism
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...
264 pages, 35 ills
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 1, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781845457730 |
| Publishers | Berghahn Books |
| Pages | 260 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 155 × 20 mm · 488 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Molle, Leen Van |
| Editor | Peeters, Evert |
| Editor | Wils, Kaat |
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