Violence and the Sacred (Continuum Impacts)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Published: April 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780826477187
Subjects: Literary studies: general; Social & political philosophy; Violence in society; Philosophy; General
First sentence: IN MANY RITUALS the sacrificial act assumes two opposing aspects, appearing at times as a sacred obligation to be neglected at grave peril, at other times as a sort of criminal activity entailing perils of equal gravity.