Publication details
Anti-ageing jako nový druh náboženství?
| Title in English | Anti-ageing as a new form of religion? |
|---|---|
| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Citation | |
| Description | Some efforts to fight against aging and prolong human lives have been taking place for centuries when self-appointed experts offered elixirs of eternal youth. The aging people tried and still try to take advantage of the various options that could guarantee them to live longer. These efforts may include anti-aging discourse/movements. There are different views on what the primary objectives of anti-aging are, they all connect three basic ideas: slow, stop or avert the phenomenon of aging. In recent years, not only the medical sector has been engaged in the development of a variety of anti-aging practices. This successful development is also related to the increasing pressure from the side of society to reach the socially-set ideal of beauty and youth and the autonomy of individuals. 89 Some authors the topic of anti-ageing, which seems to be controversial in some discussion itself, connect with religion. Religion against anti-ageing is not based on the science but conceives human being as a gift and human belonging. Authors attempt to find, to explain and to understand the link between science and the sacral world. |