Walsh, Matthew J.
(ed.) (...)
Editorial: Routledge
Colección: Studies in Death, Materiality and the Origin of Time
Número de páginas: 422 págs.
Fecha de edición: 26-10-2023
EAN: 9781032134864
ISBN: 978-1-032-13486-4
Precio (sin IVA): 173,84 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 180,79 €
This volume explores concepts of human sacrifice, focusing on its value – or multiplicity of values – in relative cultural and temporal terms, whether sacrifice is expressed in actual killings, in ideas revolving around ritualized, sanctioned or sanctified violence or loss, or in transformed and (often sublimated) undertakings. Bridging a wide variety of interdisciplinary perspectives, it analyses a spectrum of sacrificial logics and actions, daring us to rethink the scholarship of sacrifice by considering the oft hidden, subliminal and even paradoxical values and motivations that underlie sacrificial acts.