The Enigma of Anger (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Garret Keizer
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Essays, religion, and psychology
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Religion and spirituality, Psychology
- Subjects: Justice, Mythology or myths, Sin or Original sin, Emotions, Fear, Morality or morals, Femininity of God
Garret Keizer offers two definitions of anger in The Enigma of Anger. He calls it “an emotion of extreme frustration . . . poised at the possibility of action”; but it is also “an emotion arising from a refusal to suffer or to permit violation.” Anger can be a deadly sin, visiting injustice on others (and on oneself) in its intemperance, yet it can also be a sign of divine justice that refuses to countenance abuse. Keizer’s anatomy of anger is an attempt both to come to terms with his own temper (“I am a descendant of angry men”) and to limn anger’s battle lines...
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