Title: Sacrificed lives
First published: 1997
Description: Why did medieval women mystics starve themselves? What caused the European witch hunts, and why were its victims tortured and killed? Why has the Christian West regularly found maternal figures threatening? To answer these questions, Martha Reineke advances a theory of sacrifice, inspired by Julia Kristeva and Rene Girard, that attempts to account for violence in Western culture, the human proclivity for bodily mutilation and abuse, and women's special vulnerability to violence.

A challenging and controversial book, Sacrificed Lives constructs an important bridge between "esoteric," postmodern theory and "ordinary" human life, as it furthers a vital philosophical debate on the question of violence.
Subjects: Abused women, Sacrifice, Violence, Crimes against, Women, Crimes contre les Femmes, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Violence envers les femmes, Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency, Critique et interprétation, Social Issues, Social Welfare & Social Work, Femmes victimes de violence, Social Sciences, Critque et interprétation, Gewalt, Frau, Women, crimes against, Criticism and interpretation
People: Julia Kristeva (1941-), René Girard (1923-)
LC classification: HV6250.4.W65 R455 1997