The Actuality of Sacrifice: Past and Present

J. Schwartz (Editor), A. Houtman (Editor), M. Poorthuis (Editor), J. Turner (Editor)

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Abstract

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 and 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.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLeiden and Boston
PublisherBrill
Number of pages482
ISBN (Electronic)978-90-04-28423-4
ISBN (Print)978-90-04-28415-9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Publication series

NameJewish and Christian Perspective Series
Volume28
ISSN (Print)1388-2074

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