Focusing on the practice of fasting, this article traces the ethical efforts and conundrums of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians who take their religion seriously, but do not necessarily see themselves as disciplined believers. I argue that the flexibility and lenience of the Orthodox system allow for morally ambivalent disciplinary projects that, in order to preserve their efficacy, must be sustained by an array of intimate relationships with more pious individuals who are fasting for others or on others’ behalf. By examining this relational economy of spiritual care, its temporalities and divisions of labor, I ask whether recent preoccupations with ‘technologies of the self’ in the anthropology of religion might have overlooked the relevance of ‘technologies of the other’.

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宗教生活的饮食形式

本文聚焦禁食实践，追溯了埃塞俄比亚东正教基督徒的道德努力和难题，他们认真对待自己的宗教，但不一定将自己视为纪律严明的信徒。我认为，东正教系统的灵活性和宽容性允许在道德上矛盾的纪律项目，为了保持其效力，必须通过与为他人或代表他人禁食的更虔诚的个人建立一系列亲密关系来维持。通过考察这种精神关怀的关系经济、它的时间性和劳动分工，我问最近在宗教人类学中对“自我技术”的关注是否可能忽略了“他者技术”的相关性。