mortification of the flesh theme

The practice of atonement for sin through the infliction of pain and suffering is explored. Traditional forms of mortification include fasting, abstinence from sexual intercourse, the wearing of sackcloth, and flagellation.

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apuleius180tgab8 minor A man told of how he'd sadistically whipped himself for having committed an unspecified sacrilegious act.