Sacrifice imagined: violence, atonement, and the sacred

The theophanic imagination, 'making sacred', and the sublime -- Costly signalling or hallowed violence: explaining sacrifice? -- Failed oblations and the tragic imagination -- Thraldom, liberty, and licence: freedom and renunciation -- Immolation, suffering, and the blood-stained logos --...

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Main Author: Hedley, Douglas 1961- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London [u.a.] Continuum c2011
In:Year: 2011
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Sacrifice (Religion) / Violence / The Holy
B Violent behavior / Imagination / Theophany
Further subjects:B Imagination (Philosophy)
B Sacrifice
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Summary:The theophanic imagination, 'making sacred', and the sublime -- Costly signalling or hallowed violence: explaining sacrifice? -- Failed oblations and the tragic imagination -- Thraldom, liberty, and licence: freedom and renunciation -- Immolation, suffering, and the blood-stained logos -- Responsibility, atonement, and sacrifice transformed -- Metamorphosis and the pathetic divine: Dionysus and the crucified -- The 'quire-musick' of the temple and the heavenly banquet
Item Description:Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - The theophanic imagination, 'making sacred', and the sublime -- Costly signalling or hallowed violence: explaining sacrifice? -- Failed oblations and the tragic imagination -- Thraldom, liberty, and licence: freedom and renunciation -- Immolation, suffering, and the blood-stained logos -- Responsibility, atonement, and sacrifice transformed -- Metamorphosis and the pathetic divine: Dionysus and the crucified -- The 'quire-musick' of the temple and the heavenly banquet
ISBN:1441110038