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Ritual Fasting

Ritual Fasting is a ritual practice involving the deliberate abstention from food or specific foodstuffs for a defined period, situated within calendrical or religious observances, distinguished by its symbolic, spiritual, or communal significance rather than nutritional or health-related motives.

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Citations

39

Authors

19

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2017–2026

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Publications

16

"Because it gives me peace of mind": ritual fasts in the religious lives of Hindu women

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 99 citations

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The pilgrim and the bee: reading rituals and book culture in early New England

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 70 citations

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Fasting and feasting in Morocco : women's participation in Ramadan

Deborah A. Kapchan, Marjo Buitelaar · British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies · 1993 · 52 citations

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Effect of Religious Fasting in Ramadan on Blood Pressure: Results From LORANS (London Ramadan Study) and a Meta‐Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021 · 51 citations · Full text

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Health benefits and consequences of the Eastern Orthodox fasting in monks of Mount Athos: a cross-sectional study

Spyridon Ν. Karras, Angeliki Persynaki, Andrea Petróczi et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition · 2017 · 38 citations

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Authors

39

  1. DA
    Deborah A. Kapchan

    New York University, United States

    1 publications · 52 citations

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  2. AT
    Athanasios Tsioudas

    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 publications · 38 citations

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  3. SG
    Sinem Göral Türkçü

    Pamukkale University, Türkiye

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  4. ÜY
    Ümmü Yıldız Fındık

    Trakya University, Türkiye

    1 publications · 11 citations

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  5. SΝ
    Spyridon Ν. Karras

    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 publications · 38 citations

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Institutions

19

  1. Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu

    Bengkulu, Indonesia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  2. Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

  3. Pamukkale University

    Denizli, Türkiye

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  4. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

  5. International Islamic University Malaysia

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    68 citations

  6. AHEPA University Hospital

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    114 citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  8. St. Luke's Hospital

    Thessaloniki, Greece

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    38 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 169 citations

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  2. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    Repository · 1 publications · 11 citations

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  3. American Journal of Psychiatry

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

    1 publications · 31 citations

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  5. Social Analysis

    1 publications · 29 citations

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