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Sacred Pain

Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul [Paperback]

by Ariel Glucklich (associate Professor Of Theology, Associate Professor Of Theology, Georgetown University)

    • Author

      Ariel Glucklich (associate Professor Of Theology, Associate Professor Of Theology, Georgetown University)

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      December 2003

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      Product Description

      Why would anyone seek out the very experience the rest of us most wish to avoid? Why would religious worshipers flog or crucify themselves, sleep on spikes, hang suspended by their flesh, or walk for miles through scorching deserts with bare and bloodied feet? In this book, Ariel Glucklich argues that the experience of ritual pain, far from being a form of a madness or superstition, contains a hidden rationality and can bring about a profound transformation of the consciousness and identity of the spiritual seeker. Steering a course between purely cultural and purely biological explanations, Glucklich approaches sacred pain from the perspective of the practitioner to fully examine the psychological and spiritual effects of self-hurting. He discusses the scientific understanding of pain, drawing on research in fields such as neuropsychology and neurology. He also ranges over a broad spectrum of historical and cultural contexts, showing the many ways mystics, saints, pilgrims, mourners, shamans, Taoists, Muslims, Hindus, Native Americans, and indeed members of virtually every religion have used pain to achieve a greater identification with God.

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      • Author

        Ariel Glucklich (associate Professor Of Theology, Associate Professor Of Theology, Georgetown University)

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Oxford University Press

      • Published

        December 2003

      • Weight

        386g

      • Page Count

        288

      • Dimensions

        139 x 234 x 20 mm

      • ISBN

        9780195169430

      • ISBN-10

        0195169433

      • Eden Code

        1146871

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      • Author/Creator: Ariel Glucklich (associate Professor Of Theology, Associate Professor Of Theology, Georgetown University)

      • ISBN: 9780195169430

      • Publisher: Oxford University Press

      • Release Date: December 2003

      • Weight: 386g

      • Dimensions: 139 x 234 x 20 mm

      • Eden Code: 1146871

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