self-flagellation Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/self-flagellation/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:36:47 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 The Ninth of Av: Fasting and Self-flagellation https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ninth-of-av-fasting-and-self-flagellation/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ninth-of-av-fasting-and-self-flagellation/#comments Fri, 09 Aug 2024 05:36:27 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=161066 Both Christianity and Islam have long and controversial traditions of penance that involve flogging oneself with whips or scourges that inflict pain. The doctrine of mortification till the blood flows was and, in some quarters, still is, seen as an important form of penance. The ritual goes back to Egyptian and Greco-Roman cults. In Christianity […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-ninth-of-av-fasting-and-self-flagellation/feed/ 4 161066 Self-flagellation https://www.jwire.com.au/self-flagellation/ https://www.jwire.com.au/self-flagellation/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 03:57:14 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=149832 Surprising as it may seem, this ancient form of afflicting the body is still practised among various groups these days. Roman Catholic devotees, especially in places like the Philippines and elsewhere, continue to indulge in this ritual, particularly at Easter time. It is also widely practised by Hindus in India, among other places. Shia Muslims […]

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