Dionysus, Christ, and the Death of God, Volume 1 The Great Mediations of the Classical World |
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| Author:
| Fornari, Giuseppe |
| Series title: | Studies in Violence, Mimesis and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61186-356-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2020 |
| Publisher: | Michigan State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This magisterial reflection on the history and destiny of the West compares Greco-Roman civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition in order to understand what both unites and divides them. Sacrifice was endorsed in a cosmic-religious sense in antiquity and rejected for ethical reasons in modernity, where the Judeo-Christian tradition plays an intermediate role in condemning sacrificial violence as such, while accepting sacrifice as a voluntary act offered to save other human...
More DescriptionThis magisterial reflection on the history and destiny of the West compares Greco-Roman civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition in order to understand what both unites and divides them. Sacrifice was endorsed in a cosmic-religious sense in antiquity and rejected for ethical reasons in modernity, where the Judeo-Christian tradition plays an intermediate role in condemning sacrificial violence as such, while accepting sacrifice as a voluntary act offered to save other human beings. Today, as we face the collapse of all shared mediations, this intermediating solution offers a way out of our moral and cultural plight.