Asceticism and Its Critics subliminal and as citizens within the

and as citizens within the context of their distinctive faith convictions

different traditions might collaborate on common interests

Explains the process of risk assessment

first-order principles

Asceticism and Its Critics subliminal and as citizens within theScholars of religion have always been fascinated by asceticism. Some have even regarded this radical way of life the withdrawal from the world, combined with practices that seriously affect basic bodily needs, up to extreme forms of self mortification as the ultimate form of a true religious quest. This view is rooted in hagiographic descriptions of prominent ascetics and in other literary accounts that praise the ascetic life style. Scholars have