diketahui akan diabaikan (bantuan) Hatab, Lawrence J. (2008). "How Does the Ascetic Ideal Function in Nietzsche's Genealogy?". The Journal of Nietzsche Studies
463 pages; ISBN 1-4021-9308-4 Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, Śiva, the Erotic Ascetic Charles Coleman, Mythology of the Hindus Karen Tate, Sacred Places of Goddess:
New York, Shaping the Future: Nietzsche's New Regime of the Soul And Its Ascetic Practices (2004), hlm.111:tiga pendiri besar budaya barat, yakni Sokrates
spiritual, dan ia berkata: “Aku bukan rahib (pertapa). Aku bukan zahid (ascetic). Aku bukan pembicara. Aku bukan Sufi. O Allah, Kau adalah Esa, dan aku