A Linguistic and Religious Interpretation of the Word Pain in the Age of American Secularism

This article examines the words pain, hurt, religion, and God in American English. Despite the linguistic struggle to describe pain, sufferers discuss pain a great deal; they feel compelled to articulate their pain to engender sympathy or to seek medical treatment. But pain sufferers have not always...

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Main Author: Johnson, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2018]
In: Interdisciplinary journal of research on religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 14, Pages: 1-14
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pain / Word / Frequency / American English / Secularization / History 1800-2018
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AE Psychology of religion
KBQ North America
TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
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