From: [log in to unmask] (Phillip Feller)
Subject: Re: heroic asceticism
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Date sent: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 09:13:10 -0500 (CDT)
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> I am interested in references and specific citations in canon law, councils,
>ecclesiastical writings, and saints' lives that prohibit or discourage the use
>of extreme ascetic practices.
I hope this isn't stating the obvious, but the natural place to start would be
with the rule of St. Benedict. I would also look at the controversy regarding
the Franciscan "spirituals."
Phil Feller me salutoe molto virtuosamente,
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[log in to unmask] tutti li termini de la beatitudine
[log in to unmask] Dante, _Vita Nuova_ III, 1
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I think it is also a characteristic of many 10th century lives (e.g. of German
bishops) that they are praised for practising moderation within, so to speak,
moderation.
Julia Barrow
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