Pain and Its Transformations: The Interface of Biology and Culture - Hardcoverby Sarah Coakley (Editor), Kay Kaufman Shelemay (Editor) Pain is immediate and searing but remains a deep mystery for sufferers, their physicians, and researchers. As neuroscientific research shows, even the immediate sensation of pain is shaped by psychological state and interpretation. At the same time, many individuals and cultures find meaning, particularly religious meaning, even in chronic and inexplicable pain. This ambitious interdisciplinary