Kristlike usuliikumiste mõju eestlaste ja eestirootslaste rahvakunstile ja kultuurile by Jaanus Plaat

“…A characteristic feature of the Brethren congregation, the ‘Heaven-goers’, and other religious movements in the late 19th century was certain asceticism and requirement of high morals. The impact of these religious movements on folk culture, however, was limited only to the faithful and did not affect the entire village community. …”
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A Study on the Characterization of Attar Neyshabouri's “Elahi Nameh” by Mehdi Nosrati, Habiballah Jadidoleslami, Ahmadreza Keikhafarzaneh

“…Even though the mentioned work has the aspect of asceticism and moralism, the sequence and speed of the events of the story is the motivating and is considered as the driving factor of each tale. …”
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Self-Sacrifice of a Scientist in Soviet-Russian Cinema by S. M. Medvedeva

“…Such traits are the following: self-sacrifice (in the name of science), asceticism, deep devotion to ideals, etc. As it is shown in the article these pseudoreligious traits remain unchanged in the cinematographic images of scientists. …”
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Factors influencing the length of hospital stay of patients with anorexia nervosa – results of a prospective multi-center study by D. Kästner, B. Löwe, A. Weigel, B. Osen, U. Voderholzer, A. Gumz

“…Longer LOS was associated with lower admission BMI (ß = −1.66; p < .001), purging AN-subtype (ß = 1.91; p = .013) and higher EDI-2 asceticism (ß = 0.12; p = .030). Furthermore, differences between treatment sites were evident. …”
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Próba zbliżenia się do sacrum poprzez kino na przykładzie analizy i interpretacji drogi jurodiwego w filmie Aleksandra Sokurowa "Samotny głos człowieka" by Agnieszka Magdalena Korycka

“…In this context, the story of the main character can be perceived as the way of a yurodivy (“fool-for-Christ”), who has to refrain from temptations and practice asceticism in order to attain spiritual perfection and reach the sacred.    …”
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Using network analysis to explore the association between eating disorders symptoms and aggressiveness in Bulimia nervosa by Giammarco Cascino, Francesca Marciello, Giulia D’Agostino, Rita Toricco, Eugenia Barone, Alessio Maria Monteleone

“…The most connected nodes among communities were asceticism and impulsivity from ED-related psychopathology, drive for thinness from ED-core psychopathology and guilt and suspicion from aggressiveness domain. …”
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Buddhism as Teaching of the “Axial Age” in the Work of Alexander Men by Sergei A. Nizhnikov, Hong Phuong Le Thi

“…In the Indian worldview, he finds five essential principles that make Buddhism and Christianity related, despite all the difference in their positions: apophaticism, denial of the highest value of earthly goods, recognition of the high dignity of personal asceticism in spiritual life, the concept of “karma” as retribution (it is the aspect of retribution that is emphasized), the idea of salvation-liberation as the main goal of religion. …”
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The importance of self-realization in human and societal development according to Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…This system advocates an attitude of lack of interest in action, renunciation of the world, and an asceticism which are against the original spirit of Islam. …”
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The Importance of Self-Realization and Its Relation to the Progress of Man and Society in Islam: Some Reflections on Muhammad Iqbal's Concept of Selfhood by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…This system advocates an attitude of lack of interest in action, renunciation of the world, and an asceticism which are against the original spirit of Islam. …”
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TUBUH TERJAJAH DALAM NOVEL PERBURUAN KARYA PRAMOEDYA ANANTA TOER SEBUAH PERSPEKTIF PASCAKOLONIAL by , Aslan Abidin, , Prof. Dr. C. Soebakdi Soemanto, S.U.

“…While the bodies of those from lower class are: almost naked, very skinny, scabby, having scars, hidden, living in asceticism and isolation, eating bat, brave, and resisting. …”

Of fools and men: Iurodstvo in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Russia by Vaz Pinto Simões Coelho, S

“…</p> <p>Secondly, by analysing a large corpus of texts and images, this study argues that there were two occasionally overlapping understandings of <em>iurodstvo</em> in this period: one found mostly in ecclesiastical works, focused on the extreme asceticism of its practitioners; the other, apparently vernacular in origin, that conceived of <em>iurodivye</em> as charismatic, frequently aggressive living prophets.…”

The representation of women in early Christian literature: Armenian texts of the fifth century by Zakarian, D

“…In particular, women's pivotal role in Armenia's conversion to Christianity and female asceticism in fourth–fifth century Armenia are extensively investigated. …”

Early anti-Methodism as an aspect of theological controversy in England, c.1738-c.1770 by Lewis, S

“…Chapter Three analyses Methodist teachings on self-denial, and considers the ways in which anti-Methodist clergymen reconciled their attacks on evangelical asceticism with their seemingly contradictory charges of antinomianism. …”

The infinite diversity of persons : individual personality in the ascetical theology of St Feofan the Recluse (1815-1894) by Kulakov, M

“…The study reveals Feofan's indebtedness to Byzantine ascetic spirituality, as well as his unusual openness to Western thought - reflected in his innovative synthesis of patristic asceticism and German romantic psychology.</p> <p>This study also addresses the ambivalence of Feofan's inner conflicts: namely, between his passionate belief in spiritual self-determination and his authoritarian teaching on 'silent submissiveness'; and between his defence of the legitimacy of spiritual diversity within the realm of ascetic experience and his unwillingness to extend that same principle beyond the limits of his own tradition.…”

Symeon Stylites the Younger and his cult in context: hagiography and society in sixth- to seventh-century Byzantium by Parker, LAR

“…The fourth chapter looks at the <em>Life of Martha</em>, Symeon's mother, which contains an original and inclusive vision of holiness, focusing not on asceticism or celibacy but on the redemptive powers of liturgy and the sacraments. …”

Becoming what we are by Jenkins, F, Jenkins , Fiona

“…The point I seek to establish here is that there are important continuities between asceticism and Nietzsche's own thought about the self. …”

Similar thems in rudaki and hafizs poems by رویین تن فرهمند

“…It seems that anti-asceticism and hypocrisy were also reflected in Rudaki’s lost poems. …”
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ARABIC-A STUDY OF METHODOLOGY OF IMAM MALIK IN MUWAṬṬA by Abdul Hia Madni, Imtiaz Bibi

“…However, it lacks information on Tauheed, zuhd (asceticism), the Resurrection, stories and tafseer. …”
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The Cracow’s pious laymen or Beghard heretics? From the study on the 14th century Tractatus contra beghardos by Henryk Harrer by Tomasz Gałuszka

“…Of course their way of life and the practice of asceticism made them stand out from the other members of the congregation but were completely in line with the Church legislation. …”
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Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa in university students and its relationship with psychopathological aspects of eating behaviour disorders by María-Laura Parra-Fernández, Teresa Rodríguez-Cano, María-Dolores Onieva-Zafra, María José Perez-Haro, Víctor Casero-Alonso, Elia Fernández-Martinez, Blanca Notario-Pacheco

“…The scores on the EDI-2 for the group at risk of ON were significant, compared to the remaining individuals, regarding their drive for thinness (17.1% vs 2.1%), bulimia (2.6% vs 0%), body dissatisfaction (26.3% vs. 12.4%), perfectionism (14.5% vs 4.8%), interoceptive awareness (13.2% vs 1.3%), asceticism (15.8% vs 3.7%) and impulsiveness (9.2% vs 1.9%). …”
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