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Whipping oneself as part of a religious ritual Further information: Flagellation § As a religious practice Muslims mourning the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in Hyderabad , India Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. In Christianity , self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual discipline . It is often used as a form of penance and is intended to allow the flagellant to share in the sufferings of Jesus, bringing his or her focus to God. The main religions that practice self-flagellation include some branches Christianity and Islam .1 The ritual has also been practiced among members of several Egyptian and Greco-Roman cults. Medieval Religion and its Anxieties: History and Mystery in the Other Middle Ages . As justification for the mortification of the flesh, Peter HDamian argued that only those who participated in the sufferings of Christ could be partakers of the promise that the faithful, one day, would inherit the kingdom of God and thereby join Christ in glory.
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Self-flagelation is ritually performed in the Philippines during Holy Week (on Good Friday , before Easter). Self-flagellation is the act of hitting oneself with a whip as part of a religious ritual.
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Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain.This ritual first took hold among the members of several Greco-Roman and Egyptian cults such as the cults of Isis and the Sparta Artemis Orthia.It was not until the practice of self-flagellation was eventually adopted by Christians that it became a spiritual act.It is practiced throughout many different religions around the world stemming from the idea that the willingness to self-inflict harm to the body will bring salvation and drive out evil.It is often used as a form of penance , purification, and initiation.The main religions that practice self-flagellation include Christianity , Judaism , Shia Islam , and Hinduism .Further information: Flagellation § As a religious practice ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Abbott, Geoffrey.
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Whipping oneself as part of a religious ritual Muslims mourning the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in Hyderabad , India Self-flagellation is the disciplinary and devotional practice of flogging oneself with whips or other instruments that inflict pain. In Christianity , self-flagellation is practiced in the context of the doctrine of the mortification of the flesh and is seen as a spiritual discipline . It is often used as a form of penance and is intended to allow the flagellant to share in the sufferings of Jesus, bringing their focus to God. The main religions that practice self-flagellation include some branches of Christianity and Islam . The ritual has also been practiced among members of several Egyptian and Greco-Roman cults. Medieval Religion and its Anxieties: History and Mystery in the Other Middle Ages . As justification for the mortification of the flesh, Peter HDamian argued that only those who participated in the sufferings of Christ could be partakers of the promise that the faithful, one day, would inherit the kingdom of God and thereby join Christ in glory.
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