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Sacrifice imagined : violence, atonement, and the sacred
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Sacrifice imagined : violence, atonement, and the sacred

Douglas Hedley

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The theophanic imagination, 'making sacred', and the sublime
Costly signalling or hallowed violence: explaining sacrifice?
Failed oblations and the tragic imagination
Thraldom, liberty, and licence: freedom and renunciation
Immolation, suffering, and the blood-stained logos
Responsibility, atonement, and sacrifice transformed
Metamorphosis and the pathetic divine: Dionysus and the crucified
The 'quire-musick' of the temple and the heavenly banquet.

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Sacrifice imagined : violence, atonement, and the sacred by Douglas Hedley. ISBN 9781441194459. Published by Continuum in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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