Asceticism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Asceticism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Melchert, Christopher

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060726
Doc. NO	:	ALei1123
Main Entry	:	Melchert, Christopher
Title & Author	:	Asceticism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Melchert, Christopher
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(5,161 words)
Abstract	:	Asceticism refers first to deliberate austerity as part of a life of devotion. It is a conventional translation of the Arabic zuhd , which usually means renunciation of, or at least unconcern with, the world. This article focuses chiefly on the ascetics (Ar. zuhhād, nussāk) of the second/eighth century, widely regarded as forebears of the Ṣūfīs of the later third/ninth century and after. Moderate asceticism remained an important part of ideal religious deportment among Ṣūfīs and non-Ṣūfīs alike until modern times. 1. Practices As for austerity, many early
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1123.pdf