{"product_id":"the-actuality-of-sacrifice-alberdina-houtman-9789004284159","title":"The Actuality of Sacrifice: Past and Present","description":"Sacrifice is a well known form of ritual in many world religions. Although the actual practice of animal sacrifice was largely abolished in the later history of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, it is still recalled through biblical stories, the ritual calendar and community events. The essays in this volume discuss the various positions regarding the value of sacrifice in a wide variety of disciplines such as history, archaeology, literature, philosophy, art and gender and post-colonial studies. In this context they examine a wide array of questions pertaining to the 'actuality of sacrifice' in various social, historical and intellectual contexts ranging from the pre-historical to the post-Holocaust, and present new understandings of some of the most sensitive topics of our time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alberdina Houtman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900428415X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004284159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Alberdina Houtman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896983347455,"sku":"9789004284159","price":196.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40122b6e-a7fd-4a2e-9358-18f49cf4cbb2.jpg?v=1721372860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-actuality-of-sacrifice-alberdina-houtman-9789004284159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}