“All the Rest Is Commentary …”: Being for the Other as the Way to Break the Sacrificial Logic
Abstract Feminist criticism recognises two rival sacrifices in the Western philosophical- theological tradition: the motherly sacrifice of childbirth and the near-sacrifice of Isaac (the so-called Akedah; Gen 22). In this paper, I investigate both sacrifices as a self-emptying and transformative pro...
| Τόπος έκδοσης: | Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society |
|---|---|
| Κύριος συγγραφέας: | |
| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Φόρτωση...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Έκδοση: |
Brill
2022
|
| Στο/Στη: |
Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
|
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Akedah (Gen 22)
B Gender B Sacrifice B Identity B Self-sacrifice B Childbirth |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Σύνοψη: | Abstract Feminist criticism recognises two rival sacrifices in the Western philosophical- theological tradition: the motherly sacrifice of childbirth and the near-sacrifice of Isaac (the so-called Akedah; Gen 22). In this paper, I investigate both sacrifices as a self-emptying and transformative process that aims to offer oneself in the place of the other. The argument proceeds in three steps: first, I present the self-sacrifice of childbirth as the moment of identity split and the “being for the other”; second, I interpret Gen 22 as a self-sacrifice (“Here I am”; Gen 22:1c) which calls to responsibility as a possible route to non-sacrificial relations; finally, I question the essentialism that accompanies the Akedah and childbirth in order to liberate both from gender stereotypes and to present them as two different forms of self-sacrifice which seek to break the sacrificial logic of our Western society. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2364-2807 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
|
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/23642807-bja10057 |