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In the eyes of God a study on the culture of suffering

One of Mexico's leading intellectuals offers a major treatise on the history and meaning of suffering and how the idea of suffering helps to shape contemporary political thought.
Print Book, English, 2006
1. Univ. of Texas Press ed View all formats and editions
Univ. of Texas Press, Austin, Tex, 2006
XII, 262 Seiten
9780292713406, 9780292714335, 0292713401, 0292714335
1075611998
Preface to the English Edition Introductory Note The Suffering of Rousseau An Argument by Freud The Agony of Messianism Original Sin Voltaire Beholds the Earthquake of Lisbon Blessed Are the Poor William James Beholds the Earthquake of San Francisco Goodbye to All That The Question of Dostoyevsky Notes Bibliography Index of Names
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