Purposeful Pain: The Bioarchaeology of Intentional Suffering 9783030321819, 3030321819

Pain is an evolutionary and adaptive mechanism to prevent harm to an individual. Beyond this, how it is defined, express

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Purposeful Pain: The Bioarchaeology of Intentional Suffering
9783030321819, 3030321819

New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller—whose books have sold millions of copies to both religious and secular

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