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11%OFFAnn W. Astell (Ed.) - Sacrifice, Scripture, and Substitution: Readings in Ancient Judaism and Christianity (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui) - 9780268020385 - V9780268020385
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Sacrifice, Scripture, and Substitution: Readings in Ancient Judaism and Christianity (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui)

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Description for Sacrifice, Scripture, and Substitution: Readings in Ancient Judaism and Christianity (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui) Paperback. "First delivered as papers in June 2002 at Purdue University in connection with the annual meeting of the Colloquium on Violence and Religion"--Acknowledgements. Editor(s): Astell, Ann W.; Goodhart, Sandor. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HRLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.

This collection of essays focuses on sacrifice in the context of Jewish and Christian scripture and is inspired by the thought and writings of René Girard. The contributors engage in a dialogue with Girard in their search for answers to key questions about the relation between religion and violence.

The book is divided into two parts. The first opens with a conversation in which René Girard and Sandor Goodhart explore the relation between imitation and violence throughout human history, especially in religious culture. It is followed by essays on the subject of sacrifice contributed by some of the most ... Read more

Contributors: Sandor Goodhart, Ann W. Astell, René Girard, Thomas Ryba, Michael Fishbane, Bruce Chilton, Robert Daly, S.J., Alan F. Segal, Louis H. Feldman, Erich S. Gruen, Stuart D. Robertson, Matthew Pattillo, Stephen Stern, Chris Allen Carter, William Morrow, William Martin Aiken, Gérard Rossé, Christopher S. Morrissey, Poong-In Lee, Anthony Bartlett

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
490
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268020385
SKU
V9780268020385
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Ann W. Astell (Ed.)
Ann W. Astell is professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame.

Reviews for Sacrifice, Scripture, and Substitution: Readings in Ancient Judaism and Christianity (ND Christianity & Judaism Anitqui)
"In increasing numbers, scholars are turning to the mimetic theory espoused by René Girard for answers to key questions about religion and violence. For the first time, the editors of this volume place in conversation with each other scholars who, from the perspective of Christian and Jewish traditions and scholarship, engage via mimetic theory the sacrificial and anti-sacrificial features of ... Read more

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