Beschreibung:
With intellectual insight and deadpan humor, Kleinberg deftly guides the reader through Jewish, Christian, and Greco-Roman thoughts on sin. Each chapter weaves the past into the present and examines unchanging human passions and the deep cultural shifts in the way we make sense of them.
* The Lizard's Tail * Sin for Beginners * Sloth: Acedia * Envy: Invidia * Lust: Luxuria * Gluttony: Gula * Greed: Avaritia * Anger: Ira * Pride: Superbia * Self-Righteousness * Advanced Sin * Notes * Index