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asceticism
[aset′isiz′əm]
Etymology: Gk, askein, to exercise
(in psychiatry) a defense mechanism that involves repudiation of all instinctual impulses. The concept is derived from the religious doctrine that material things are evil and only spiritual things are good.


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In this sense it is noteworthy that zuhd is a categorical personal obligation.
Abu Salif Ahmad Ali al-Adani (tr.): The Secrets of Asceticism by Haddad, Gibril Fouad / Islam & Science
Asceticism, or zuhd in Arabic, is not an end in itself in the Islamic worldview but is one of several tools and aids towards attaining or catalysts to kick--start religious/spiritual development.
Asceticism in Islam by Rauf, Imam Feisal Abdul / Cross Currents
In short, downshifting implies a degree of that ethico-spiritual state of the heart called zuhd (detachment, abstinenence); on zuhd, see al-Qushayri's Principles of Sufism (Kuala Lumpur: IBT Press, 2004), 40-46.
The inner dimension of going green: articulating an Islamic ... by Setia, Adi / Islam & Science
 
 
 
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