1. Eating Disorders and Religion
There has been a general agreement among authors that the self-starvation behavior of these medieval saints appears similar to that of present day women struggling with anorexia nervosa. While some authors believe that the etiology of modern day starvation behavior is distinct, others support a more substantial connection between religious fasting and eating disorders, noting that present day eating disorder sufferers may give religious meaning to their food restriction. The argument among several authors about the behavioral differences between historical self-starvation and modern day anor...
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