This article rereads Paul of Tarsus as a theorist of non-ascensional asceticism. Through oscillation (“as if not”), descent, and accommodation, Paul promotes anthropotechnics grounded in horizontal coexistence and solidarity, challenging Sloterdijk’s identification of askesis with vertical ascent.
University of Bologna, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-7623-6333
Chapter Title
«Giù in mezzo agli uomini». Ascesi non-ascensionale in Paolo di Tarso
Authors
Emiliano Rubens Urciuoli
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8.05
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Homo Horizontalis
Book Subtitle
Ascesi fisiche e ascese alpinistiche
Editors
Mirko Alagna, Sara Benvenuti, Giovanna Lo Monaco
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Number of Pages
372
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0891-8
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0890-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0891-8
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-0892-5
Series Title
FuoricEntro
Series ISSN
3035-5958