Sacrifice and Modern Thought. Edited by Julia Meszaros and Johannes Zachhuber
Co-editor Zachhuber's comment that modern fascination with sacrifice rests on ‘precarious’ grounds—on the virtual non-existence of sacrifice as a ritual practice—haunts this provocative volume. The statement points to a truth well evidenced in this book, namely, that ‘sacrifice’ has migrated a...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 817-820 |
| Review of: | Sacrifice and modern thought (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013) (Matthiesen, Michon M.)
Sacrifice and modern thought (Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013) (Matthiesen, Michon M.) |
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| Summary: | Co-editor Zachhuber's comment that modern fascination with sacrifice rests on ‘precarious’ grounds—on the virtual non-existence of sacrifice as a ritual practice—haunts this provocative volume. The statement points to a truth well evidenced in this book, namely, that ‘sacrifice’ has migrated a good distance from a distinctly ritual context, involving the presentation and transference of a gift (hostia) into the realm of the sacred. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flu120 |