Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England FICTION / Immigration For more than forty years

For more than forty years

the internal transformation of the Society through the strengthening of the members' commitment to a host of Quaker sectarian values—among them exogamy

thus revealing a pervasive lack of faith in purely economic responses to poverty

The principles of Zen philosophy have been applied to professions as varied as motorcycle maintenance and baseball

She argues that Hindu nationalism's willingness to accommodate dissonance is central to understanding the popularity of the movement

Addiction and Devotion in Early Modern England FICTION / Immigration For more than forty yearsRebecca Lemon illuminates a previously buried conception of addiction, as a form of devotion at once laudable, difficult, and extraordinary, that has been concealed by the persistent modern link of addiction to pathology. Surveying sixteenth century invocations, she reveals how early moderns might consider themselves addicted to study, friendship, love, or God. However, she also uncovers their understanding of addiction as a form of compulsion that