The actuality of sacrifice
past and present
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Publication
2014 - Brill, Leiden, Netherlands
Language
English
Word Count
120,500 words, Guess
Page Count
482 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-10900428415X
- ISBN-139789004284159
- ISBN-139789004284234
- ISBN-109004284230
- Library of Congress Control Number2014039113
and 5 more
- OCLC Control Number893452106
- OCLC Control Number891031456
- Better World Books9789004284234
- Better World Books9789004284159
- Open LibraryOL28411840M
Classifications
- DDC203/.4
- LCCBL570 .A28 2014
- LCCBL570.A28 2015
and 1 more
- LCCBL570 .A28 2015
Description
Sacrifice is a well known form of ritual in many world religions. Although the actual practice of animal sacrifice was largely abolished in the later history of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, it is still recalled through biblical stories, the ritual calendar and community events. The essays in this volume discuss the various positions regarding the value of sacrifice in a wide variety of disciplines such as history, archaeology, literature, philosophy, art, gender and post-colonial studies. In this context they examine a wide array of questions pertaining to the 'actuality of sacrifice' in various social, historical and intellectual contexts ranging from the pre-historical to the post-Holocaust, and present new understandings of some of the most sensitive topics of our time.
Subjects
Places
Series Statement
- Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series
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