I don't doubt that fasting has other purposes beyond communicating that one is willing to give up something for the sake of group membership. However, it clearly DOES communicate that one is willing...
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I don't doubt that fasting has other purposes beyond communicating that one is willing to give up something for the sake of group membership. However, it clearly DOES communicate that one is willing...
Fasting certainly communicates the faster's willingness to suffer for inclusion in the group. It communicates the importance of membership -- if people didn't want to be members, they surely...