TY - BOOK
T1 - The Actuality of Sacrifice: Past and Present
A2 - Schwartz, J.
A2 - Houtman, A.
A2 - Poorthuis, M.
A2 - Turner, J.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.brill.com/products/book/actuality-sacrifice
U2 - 10.1163/9789004284234
DO - 10.1163/9789004284234
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SN - 978-90-04-28415-9
T3 - Jewish and Christian Perspective Series
BT - The Actuality of Sacrifice: Past and Present
PB - Brill
CY - Leiden and Boston
ER -