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, three main...

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其他作者: Duyndam, Joachim 1954- (Editor) ; Korte, Anne-Marie 1957- (Editor) ; Poorthuis, Marcel 1955- (Editor)
格式: 电子 图书
语言:English
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出版: Leiden Boston Brill [2017]
In:Year: 2017
丛编:Studies in theology and religion Volume 22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 现代性 / 群体 / 祭品 (社交心理学) / 仪式 / 身份探索
B 现代性 / 祭品 (社交心理学)
Further subjects:B Aufsatzsammlung
B 宗教
B Civilization, Modern
B Electronic books
B Sacrifice
B Conduct of life
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总结: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 Hölderlin, Harry Potter, martyrdom, the Twilight Saga, the Japanese writer Endo, Tarkovsky, movies and more
Item Description:Literaturangaben
ISBN:9004335536