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Author Perkins, Judith, 1944-

Title The suffering self : pain and narrative representation in early Christian era / Judith Perkins.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

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Location Call No. Status
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Circulation Desk  FACULTY PUBLICATIONS DISPLAY CASE    In-Library Use Only
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  272.1 P449S    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  272.1 P449S c.2  Check Shelf
Description 254 pages ; 23 cm
Contents 1. Death as a Happy Ending -- 2. Marriages as Happy Endings -- 3. Pain Without Effect -- 4. Suffering and Power -- 5. Healing and Power: The Acts of Peter -- 6. The Sick Self -- 7. Ideology, Not Pathology -- 8. Saints' Lives: The Community of Sufferers.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-246) and index.
Subject Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
Pain -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, approximately 30-600.
Identification (Religion) -- History -- To 1500.
Indexed Term Christians Persecution History
ISBN 0415113636 hardback
9780415113632 hardback
0415127068 paperback
9780415127066 paperback
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