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,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Brill
2017, [2017]
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| Series: | Studies in Theology and Religion
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 Holderlin, Harry Potter, martyrdom, the Twilight Saga, the Japanese writer Endo, Tarkovsky, movies and more |
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| Physical Description: | x, 358 pages |
| ISBN: | 9789004332065 9004332065 |