02456nam 2200601 a 450 991081188320332120200520144314.01-84545-987-310.1515/9781845459871(CKB)2550000000037008(EBL)717898(OCoLC)733040237(SSID)ssj0000534441(PQKBManifestationID)12181024(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534441(PQKBWorkID)10511523(PQKB)10828912(MiAaPQ)EBC717898(Au-PeEL)EBL717898(CaPaEBR)ebr10477127(CaONFJC)MIL508973(DE-B1597)637136(DE-B1597)9781845459871(EXLCZ)99255000000003700820110120d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeyond pleasure cultures of modern asceticism /edited by Evert Peeters, Leen Van Molle, and Kaat WilsNew York Berghahn Booksc20111 online resource (260 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84545-773-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Cult places of authenticity -- pt. 2. Social regulation of pleasure -- pt. 3. Aesthetics and distinction.Asceticism, so it is argued in this volume, is a modern category. The ubiquitous cult of the body, of fitness and diet equally evokes 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 theAsceticismHistoryCivilization, ModernAsceticismHistory.Civilization, Modern.909.8Peeters Evert1666417Molle Leen van1953-273022Wils Kaat1132464MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811883203321Beyond pleasure4025679UNINA