The book "Fifty Shades of Grey" is about the life of a couple where the man, named Christian, is only turned on through violent sex. Many people call it as a psychological behavior with a wanton need for "bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism" or most popularly known as BDSM.
Did you ever wondered why the man's name is "Christian"?
My analysis:
What is the "sacred self-inflicted pain" through mortification of the flesh?
"Mortification of the flesh is the practice of abusing one's self, (self-flagellation), as penance for atonement of sins and path to sanctity. The term is primarily used in religious and spiritual contexts. The practice is found in many cultures, most notably the Roman Catholic Church and their penitential saints. The more common forms of mortification today include fasting, walking barefoot, motion by pious kneeling or laying face down on the floor. Also common amongst religious orders in the past were the wearing of sack garments, and flagellation in imitation of Jesus of Nazareth's suffering and death by crucifixion." (Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Did you know that the late Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt and sometimes lay prostrate all night on the floor? Did you know that Mother Teresa wore a cilice, a strap secured around her thigh that inflicts pain with inward-pointing spikes?
BDSM does not only refer to violent and painful sex. BDSM is also practiced as part of religous rituals and devotion where self-infliction of pain or self-mutilation will guarantee sanctification and a place in a god's abode.
The book "Fifty Shades of Grey" has a narrative that tells a story more than what you can read...!
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