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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2018]
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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
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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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