violence, atonement, and the sacred Hedley, Douglas. creator text bibliography nyu New York Continuum c2011 2011 monographic eng

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viii, 248 p. ; 25 cm. 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. Douglas Hedley. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Sacrifice Imagination (Philosophy) BL570 .H43 2011 203.4 Hed 2011 11.02 9781441110039 1441110038 9781441194459 1441194452 2011031360 DLC 110727 20250701111858.0 16890990