Fasting...Exploring A Great Spiritual Practice

By Carole Garibaldi Rogers

Fasting: Exploring A Great Spiritual Practice (Exploring a Great Spiritual Practice) This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893732649
• ISBN13: 9781893732643
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Sorin Books
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Focuses upon religious and spiritual motivations for fasting

Fasting is a spiritual guide, and not intended specifically as a medical or scientific treatment of the subject - biological matters pertaining to fasting are only briefly summarized. It focuses upon religious and spiritual motivations for fasting; issues of fasting for weight loss or due to starvation and poverty are left to other books. Exploring the ancient spiritual tradition of opening one's eyes through limitation, Fasting discusses the practice as used in Christianity, Islam, during Yom Kippur, Lent, and Ramadan, for the purpose of making political statements or simply for personal discipline and enrichment. A reader-friendly guide that incorporates history, the personal experiences of those who fast, the mind-body spirit connection that can be obtained through fasting, and more.