Tag: self-flagellation

The Ninth of Av: Fasting and Self-flagellation

Featured Articles Jeremy Rosen - 09/08/2024

Both Christianity and Islam have long and controversial traditions of penance that involve flogging oneself with whips or scourges...

Self-flagellation

Featured Articles Michael Kuttner - 11/08/2023

Surprising as it may seem, this ancient form of afflicting the body is still practised among various groups these...