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Document Details : Title: Shame in the Context of Sin Subtitle: Augustine on the Feeling of Shame in De civitate Dei Author(s): WU, Tianyue Journal: Recherches de Théologie et Philosophie Médiévales Volume: 74 Issue: 1 Date: 2007 Pages: 1-31 DOI: 10.2143/RTPM.74.1.2022835 Abstract : The topic of shame has attracted little attention in Augustinian scholarship. This article will provide a detailed analysis of Augustine’s case studies of Lucretia’s rape and Adam’s act of covering himself after the Fall in De ciuitate Dei. It will be argued that Augustine’s subtle depiction of shame-feeling in the context of guilt and sin offers us an illuminating interpretation of shame and its intimate relation to personal identity. |
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