Pain, pleasure and perversity : discourses of suffering in seventeenth-century England / John R. Yamamoto-Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yamamoto-Wilson, John R., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--17th century.

Suffering.

Theology, Doctrinal--England--History--17th century.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Luther's 95 Theses begin and end with the concept of suffering, and the question of why a benevolent God allows his creations to suffer remains one of the central issues of religious thought. In order to chart the processes by which discourse relating to pain and suffering became marginalized during the period from the Renaissance to the end of the seventeenth century, this book examines a number of books on the subject translated into English from (mainly) Spanish and Italian. Combing elements of theology, literature and history, this book provides a fascinating perspective on one of the key

Contents:

pt. I. The suffering self

pt. II. The suffering of others

pt. III. Suffering and gender.

Notes:

First published 2013 by Ashgate Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-59932-5

1-317-08437-3

1-317-08436-5

1-299-26353-4

1-4094-4396-5

9781315599328

OCLC:

829713879