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The fast : the history, science, philosophy, and promise of doing without / John Oakes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oakes, John, 1961- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fasting--History.
- Fasting.
- Fasting--Religious aspects.
- Fasting--Health aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 299 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Avid Reader Press, 2024.
- Contents:
- Day 1, Sunday "Spaces Between" : a visit to the quietest place on Earth
- Day 2, Monday Ascetic roots 1 : the Greeks, Buddha, and their legacies
- Day 3, Tuesday The marvelous machine : what happens to our body when we fast
- Day 4, Wednesday Ascetic roots 2: the Abrahamic traditions
- Day 5, Thursday The river of kings : fasting as protest
- Day 6, Friday Fasting, frauds, and faddism
- Day 7, Saturday Self-cancellation
- Epilogue
- A sampling of famous fasters
- Selected books related to fasting.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Oakes, John G. H. Fast
- ISBN:
- 9781668017432 (electronic bk.)
- 1668017431 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99995916872
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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