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Ascetic Communities

Ascetic Communities is a socioreligious construct denoting a structured collectivity of individuals who voluntarily adopt an ascetic lifestyle, distinguished from other religious or monastic groups by their collective commitment to radical self-denial, communal discipline, and withdrawal from societal norms as a means of spiritual pursuit.

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Publications

941

Citations

38

Authors

14

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1

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Publications

32

The Making of Monastic Demonology: Three Ascetic Teachers on Withdrawal and Resistance

David Brakke · Church History · 2001 · 80 citations

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Reading Renunciation: Asceticism and Scripture in Early Christianity

Tim Vivian · Anglican Theological Review · 2000 · 69 citations

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Cassian, Contemplation and the Coenobitic Life

Philip Rousseau · The Journal of Ecclesiastical History · 1975 · 64 citations

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<i>On the Sin of Adam and Eve:</i> A Little-Known Defense of Marriage and Childbearing by Ambrosiaster

David G. Hunter · Harvard Theological Review · 1989 · 61 citations

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Apolitical Interpretation of Islam: Said Nursi's Faith-Based Activism in Comparison with Political Islamism and Sufism

Zeynep Akbulut Kuru, Ahmet T. Kuru · Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations · 2008 · 58 citations

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Authors

38

  1. LK
    Lutz Kaelber

    University of Vermont, United States

    3 publications · 48 citations

    3

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  2. EV
    Eugene Victor Wolfenstein

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

    h-index

  3. PW
    Philip Wood

    Swedish Institute for Health Economics, Sweden

    1 publications · 12 citations

    1

    h-index

  4. TV
    Tim Vivian

    1 publications · 69 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. PL
    Peter Loewenberg

    University of California System, United States

    1 publications · 14 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

14

  1. Thomas College

    Waterville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

  2. Sussex County Community College

    Newton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    58 citations

  4. San Diego State University

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    58 citations

  5. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  6. Kansai University

    Suita, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. Kansai Gaidai University

    Hirakata, Japan

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  8. Indiana University

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    80 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of early Christian studies

    3 publications · 66 citations

    3

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  2. Review of Religious Research

    2 publications · 57 citations

    2

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  3. The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

    2 publications · 76 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. Journal of Medieval History

    1 publications · 34 citations

    1

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