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Understanding Religious Sacrifice
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Author : Jeffrey Carter
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2003-03-31
Understanding Religious Sacrifice written by Jeffrey Carter and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-31 with Religion categories.
This volume provides a thorough introduction to the major classic and modern writings dealing with religious sacrifice. Collected here are twenty five influential selections, each with a brief introduction addressing the overall framework and assumptions of its author. As they present different theories and examples of sacrifice, these selections also discuss important concepts in religious studies such as the origin of religion, totemism, magic, symbolism, violence, structuralism and ritual performance. Students of comparative religion, ritual studies, the history of religions, the anthropology of religion and theories of religion will particularly value the historical organization and thematic analyses presented in this collection.
Understanding Religious Sacrifice
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Author : Jeffrey Carter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Understanding Religious Sacrifice written by Jeffrey Carter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Sacrifice categories.
Sacrifice And The Body
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Author : John Dunnill
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-08
Sacrifice And The Body written by John Dunnill and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with Religion categories.
What is sacrifice? For many people today the word has negative overtones, suggesting loss, or death, or violence. But in religions, ancient and modern, the word is linked primarily to joyous feasting which puts people in touch with the deepest realities. How has that change of meaning come about? What effect does it have on the way we think about Christianity? How does it affect the way Christian believers think about themselves and God? John Dunnill's study focuses on sacrifice as a physical event uniting worshippers to deity. Bringing together insights from social anthropology, biblical studies and Trinitarian theology, Dunnill links to debates in sociology and cultural studies, as well as the study of liturgy. Through a positive view of sacrifice, Dunnill contributes to contemporary Christian debates on atonement and salvation.
Understanding Religious Sacrifice
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Author : Jeffrey Carter
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2003-03-01
Understanding Religious Sacrifice written by Jeffrey Carter and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-01 with Religion categories.
This volume provides a thorough introduction to the major classic and modern writings dealing with religious sacrifice. Collected here are twenty five influential selections, each with a brief introduction addressing the overall framework and assumptions of its author. As they present different theories and examples of sacrifice, these selections also discuss important concepts in religious studies such as the origin of religion, totemism, magic, symbolism, violence, structuralism and ritual performance. Students of comparative religion, ritual studies, the history of religions, the anthropology of religion and theories of religion will particularly value the historical organization and thematic analyses presented in this collection.
Sacrifice And Modern Thought
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Author : Julia Meszaros
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-09
Sacrifice And Modern Thought written by Julia Meszaros and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with History categories.
Leading specialists in theology, anthropology, religious studies and history elucidate the modern debate about sacrifice from interest shown in the sixteenth century through to the present day. Individual chapters discuss anthropological theories, theological controversies, philosophical interpretations, and literary uses of sacrifice.
Sacrificing The Self
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Author : Margaret Cormack
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2002-07-18
Sacrificing The Self written by Margaret Cormack and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-18 with Religion categories.
Acts of martyrdom have been found in nearly all the worlds major religious traditions. Though considered by devotees to be perhaps the most potent expression of religious faith, dying for ones god is also one of the most difficult concepts for modern observers of religion to understand. This is especially true in the West, where martyrdom has all but disappeared and martyrs in other cultures are often viewed skeptically and dismissed as fanatics. This book seeks to foster a greater understanding of these acts of religious devotion by explaining how martyrdom has historically been viewed in the worlds major religions. It provides the first sustained, cross-cultural examination of this fascinating aspect of religious life. Margaret Cormack begins with an introduction that sets out a definition of martyrdom that serves as the point of departure for the rest of the volume. Then, scholars of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam examine martyrdom in specific religious cultures. Spanning 4000 years of history and ranging from Saul in the Hebrew Bible to Sati immolations in present-day India, this book provides a wealth of insight into an often noted but rarely understood cultural phenomenon.
Sacrifice
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Author : M. F. C. Bourdillon
language : en
Publisher: Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Release Date : 1980
Sacrifice written by M. F. C. Bourdillon and has been published by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Anthropology categories.
Beyond Sacred Violence
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Author : Kathryn McClymond
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2008-07-02
Beyond Sacred Violence written by Kathryn McClymond and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-02 with History categories.
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 to demonstrate 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.
Fish For All
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Author : Michael E. Parker
language : en
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Fish For All written by Michael E. Parker and has been published by Tate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Religion categories.
We all find ourselves in trying times, in need of Jesus's compassion. We can feel forgotten by God, as though he doesn't care about our needs. But they have a real desire to bestow their compassion on us and may already be doing so. In this thought-provoking book, Dr. Michael E. Parker reveals powerful insights into what you can do to move Jesus to compassion. Learn: bull; What you need to start doing today to get to Jesus bull; How having compassion for others can impact what you receive bull; Why rejoicing for others gets God's attention bull; And what Jesus's compassion looks like. Jesus gives Fish For All, in the same way he met the needs of the multitude seeking him on the mountain. With your new understanding of sacrifice and God's compassion, soon you'll start seeing these blessings all around you!
Sacrifice In Judaism Christianity And Islam
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Author : David L. Weddle
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2017-09-19
Sacrifice In Judaism Christianity And Islam written by David L. Weddle and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-19 with Religion categories.
An examination of the practice and philosophy of sacrifice in three religious traditions In the book of Genesis, God tests the faith of the Hebrew patriarch Abraham by demanding that he sacrifice the life of his beloved son, Isaac. Bound by common admiration for Abraham, the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam also promote the practice of giving up human and natural goods to attain religious ideals. Each tradition negotiates the moral dilemmas posed by Abraham’s story in different ways, while retaining the willingness to perform sacrifice as an identifying mark of religious commitment. This book considers the way in which Jews, Christians, and Muslims refer to “sacrifice”—not only as ritual offerings, but also as the donation of goods, discipline, suffering, and martyrdom. Weddle highlights objections to sacrifice within these traditions as well, presenting voices of dissent and protest in the name of ethical duty. Sacrifice forfeits concrete goods for abstract benefits, a utopian vision of human community, thereby sparking conflict with those who do not share the same ideals. Weddle places sacrifice in the larger context of the worldviews of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, using this nearly universal religious act as a means of examining similarities of practice and differences of meaning among these important world religions. This book takes the concept of sacrifice across these three religions, and offers a cross-cultural approach to understanding its place in history and deep-rooted traditions.