Beyond Sacred Violence

A Comparative Study of Sacrifice

Autor: Kathryn McClymond

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Wydawca: Johns Hopkins University Press

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For many Westerners, the term sacrifice is associated with ancient, often primitive ritual practice...

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Autor

Kathryn McClymond

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Twarda

Data wydania

2008

strony

232

EAN

9780801887765

ISBN

0801887763

Enbook ID

04709957

Wydawca

Johns Hopkins University Press

Waga

386

Wymiary

140 x 216 x 19

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For many Westerners, the term sacrifice is associated with ancient, often primitive ritual practices. It suggests the death-frequently violent, often bloody-of an animal victim, usually with the aim of atoning for human guilt. Sacrifice is a serious ritual, culminating in a dramatic event. The reality of religious sacrificial acts across the globe and throughout history is, however, more expansive and inclusive. In Beyond Sacred Violence, Kathryn McClymond argues that the modern Western world's reductive understanding of sacrifice simplifies an enormously broad and dynamic cluster of religious activities. Drawing on a comparative study of Vedic and Jewish sacrificial practices, she demonstrates not only that sacrifice has no single, essential, identifying characteristic but also that the elements most frequently attributed to such acts-death and violence-are not universal. McClymond reveals that the world of religious sacrifice varies greatly, including grain-based offerings, precious liquids, and complex interdependent activities. Engagingly argued and written, Beyond Sacred Violence significantly extends our understanding of religious sacrifice and serves as a timely reminder that the field of religious studies is largely framed by Christianity.

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