Sacrifice Imagined - Hedley, Douglas
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Despisers of religion have poured scorn upon the idea of sacrifice as an index of the irrational and wicked in religious practice. One need only think of the appalling cult of sacrifice in numerous totalitarian regimes of the 20th century. Yet sacrifice remains a part of our cultural 'imaginary'. This book explores the idea of sacrifice.

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Despisers of religion have poured scorn upon the idea of sacrifice as an index of the irrational and wicked in religious practice. One need only think of the appalling cult of sacrifice in numerous totalitarian regimes of the 20th century. Yet sacrifice remains a part of our cultural 'imaginary'. This book explores the idea of sacrifice.
Autorenporträt
Douglas Hedley is Professor of the Philosophy of Religion at the University of Cambridge, UK. A past President of the European Society for the Philosophy of Religion, he has been visiting Professor at the Sorbonne and holder of the Alan Richardson lectureship at Durham University. He delivered the Teape Lectures in India in 2007. His former publications include Coleridge, Philosophy and Religion (Cambridge University Press).