Sacrifice in modernity: community, ritual, identity : from nationalism and nonviolence to health care and Harry Potter
Sacrifice seems to belong to a religious context of the past. In Sacrifice in Modernity: Community, Ritual, Identity it is demonstrated how sacrificial themes remain an essential element in our post-modern society. The shaping of community, performing rituals and the search for identity, three main...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2017]
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| Dans: | Année: 2017 |
| Collection/Revue: | Studies in theology and religion
Volume 22 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Modernité
/ Communauté
/ Sacrifice (Psychologie sociale)
/ Rituel
/ Recherche de l’identité
B Modernité / Sacrifice (Psychologie sociale) |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Religion
B Civilization, Modern B Electronic books B Sacrifice B Conduct of life B Recueil d'articles |
| Accès en ligne: |
Cover (Thumbnail cover image) Volltext (View this content on Open Research Library) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
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| Résumé: | Sacrifice seems to belong to a religious context of the past. In Sacrifice in Modernity: Community, Ritual, Identity it is demonstrated how sacrificial themes remain an essential element in our post-modern society. The shaping of community, performing rituals and the search for identity, three main characteristics of traditional sacrifice, are dynamics of our modern times as well which cannot be understood without sacrificial awareness. This is demonstrated in such areas as the German poet Hölderlin, Harry Potter, martyrdom, the Twilight Saga, the Japanese writer Endo, Tarkovsky, movies and more |
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| Description: | Literaturangaben |
| Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (X, 358 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9004335536 |