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Kristeva, mimesis, and sacrifice
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Sacrifice haunts the work of Julia Kristeva. Drawing upon the work of Jacques Lacan and social anthropologists (such as Robertson Smith, Hubert and Mauss, Evans-Pritchard, and Levi-Strauss), she outlines a contemporary criticism of ideology. For her, the genesis of the subject occurs in the two phases of the thetic, which is a rupture and/or a boundary with the unconscious or semiotic chora. This genesis of the subject in the two phases of the thetic (the mirror stage and castration) is a sce...
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Families and Self-Sacrifice: Alternative Models and Meanings for Family Theory [*].
Social Forces
; Abstract The concept of sacrifice used to be a dominant theme in social scientific theorizing, but it is now so neglected that recent work speaks of the need for a recovery of sacrifice. Similarly, self-sacrifice in the service of family members, formerly seen as high virtue, is now often
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Will sacrifice fly? Clinton quickly learns a lesson: Tiptoe around that `S' word
The Boston Globe
; Unlike last year's campaign, when he talked turkey, President Clinton spent last week talking sacrifice -- or at least hinting at it. In two speeches, he spoke of federal deficits, the middle class and a call to arms. In doing so, he often evoked deja vu of the Paul Tsongas and Ross Perot variety.
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Sacrifice in religious experience.(Book Review)
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
; BAUMGARTEN, ALBERT I. (ed Sacrifice in religious experience. 329 pp., bibliogrs. Leiden: Brill, 2002. [euro]90, $105.00 (cloth) 'Sacrifice is a central part of every religion'. This is the general conviction informing this collection of papers from two conferences organized by Albert Baumgarten of
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Sacrifice - a noble, virtuous act
The Malay Mail
; EVERY year, when the month of Zulhijjah arrives, I am reminded of the significance of the month and the lessons offered from the incident of Prophet Ibrahim sacrificing his son, Prophet Ismail. It is easy to understand what sacrifice means. Simply, it is parting with something you hold on to,
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The ability to sacrifice
Jerusalem Post
; Shlomo Riskin Jerusalem Post 03-19-1999 "Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them: When any man of you shall bring an offering unto God, the sacrifice must be taken from the cattle, from the herd, or from the flock." (Lev. 1:2) What does it mean to be human? Are we the social animal of
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What is involved in a sacrifice?
New Straits Times
; Charlene Rajendran New Straits Times 04-05-2000 What is involved in a sacrifice? Byline: Charlene Rajendran Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: Opinion Column: 109km/h WHEN bad things happen we ask why. When good things occur, we ask why not. Yet sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between
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Sacrifice unveiled or sacrifice revisited: trinitarian and liturgical perspectives.
Theological Studies
; ... a clear definition of sacrifice. (3) The battle was on. Ironically, both sides agreed on the terms of the battle. But the bad news was that, as can be seen in hindsight, starting from the wrong end and with the wrong question, both had it wrong. Instead of ...
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Faith & Reason: Foot-and-mouth disease is good for Muslims The current epidemic offers a chance to rethink the way that Islam's Festival of Sacrifice should be celebrated next week - and cure us of a fatal addiction
The Independent - London
; THE FOOT-and-mouth epidemic gripping the nation is both a curse and a blessing to British Muslims. The strict regulations in place to try contain and eradicate the disease impede the performance of an important obligatory rite - that of the slaughter of an animal to mark the Eid al- Adha (literally
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Faith & Reason: Foot-and-mouth disease is good for Muslims; The current epidemic offers a chance to rethink the way that Islam's Festival of Sacrifice should be celebrated next week - and cure us of a fatal addiction.(Obituaries)
The Independent (London, England)
; THE FOOT-and-mouth epidemic gripping the nation is both a curse and a blessing to British Muslims. The strict regulations in place to try contain and eradicate the disease impede the performance of an important obligatory rite - that of the slaughter of an animal to mark the Eid al- Adha (literally
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Dusting off a forgotten word - 'sacrifice'.(Features)(Homefront)
The Christian Science Monitor
; Byline: Marilyn Gardner In the top right drawer of my parents' desk when I was growing up, a small booklet with a tan cover told a story of sacrifice. It was a ration book, left over from World War II. Inside, blue coupons entitled a bearer to buy foods that were then in short supply: sugar,
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