John,
thanks for your note -- and you remind me of the Asad article which
had totally slipped my memory. It is also published in Genealogies of
Religion:Discipline and reasons of power in Christianity and Islam, (London:
John Hopkins Press, 1996).
Scott
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> From: John Arnold
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> Subject: RE: Problem of Evil/Suffering
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> Dear Scott
> on the presence of evil, one could look at the Cathar response: that there
> are two gods, one good and one bad. There's a lot of material written on
> the
> Cathars, but a good place to start is Malcolm Lambert's The Cathars
> (Blackwell, 1999)
>
> On pain, and heading in a very different direction, you might like to look
> at Talal Asad's 'Notes on Body Pain and Truth in Medieval Christian
> Ritual',
> Economy & Society 12 (1983) 287-327
> [this may also be reprinted in a volume of collected essays by Asad, the
> title of which escapes me; if anyone can remind *me* - as well perhaps as
> Scott - I'd be most grateful]
> cheers
> john arnold
>
>
> Dr John H. Arnold
> School of History
> University of East Anglia
> Norwich NR4 7TJ
>
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> > Matthews
> > Sent: 15 December 1999 14:51
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> > Subject: Problem of Evil/Suffering
> >
> >
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone knew of medieval discussions of the problem
> of
> > evil and suffering. I'd be interested to hear about reflections on the
> > problem of evil/suffering (n.b. how can an all-powerful, all-knowing,
> > benevolent deity allow evil in the world?) both scholastic and
> > non-scholastic.
> >
> > Alternatively, I'd be interested to hear about medieval
> > reflections on what
> > purpose, if any, the experience of pain, suffering -- especially
> > illness --
> > fulfils.
> >
> > many thanks,
> >
> > Scott Matthews
> >
> >
> >
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