Concerning the Spectacular Austerities

Modern pilgrims are the updated versions of hermit athletae Dei, athletes of God, as the Desert Fathers are called by Dorotheus the Theban. Are the more ascetic of religious pilgrims going too far with their spectacular austerities?

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Published in:The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Main Author: Bouldrey, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dublin Institute of Technology [2018]
In: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Egypt (Antiquity) / Monasticism / Asceticism / The Modern / Pilgrim / Fanaticism
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
AG Religious life; material religion
CB Christian life; spirituality
Further subjects:B Desert Fathers
B Santiago de Compostela
B ascetism
B Pilgrim
B Mecca
B Pilgrimage
B Religious
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Summary:Modern pilgrims are the updated versions of hermit athletae Dei, athletes of God, as the Desert Fathers are called by Dorotheus the Theban. Are the more ascetic of religious pilgrims going too far with their spectacular austerities?
ISSN:2009-7379
Contains:Enthalten in: The international journal of religious tourism and pilgrimage