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Abraham on Trial: The Social Legacy of Biblical Myth
Carol Delaney
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Description for Abraham on Trial: The Social Legacy of Biblical Myth
Paperback. Questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. This book offers a perspective on what unites and divides the peoples of the sibling religions derived from Abraham and, implicitly, a way to overcome the violence among them. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCG; HRH; HRJ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
Abraham on Trial questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. Through his desire to obey God at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his son, Abraham became the definitive model of faith for the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In this bold look at the legacy of this biblical and qur'anic story, Carol Delaney explores how the sacrifice rather than the protection of children became the focus of faith, to the point where the abuse and betrayal of children has today become widespread and sometimes ... Read more
Abraham on Trial questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. Through his desire to obey God at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his son, Abraham became the definitive model of faith for the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In this bold look at the legacy of this biblical and qur'anic story, Carol Delaney explores how the sacrifice rather than the protection of children became the focus of faith, to the point where the abuse and betrayal of children has today become widespread and sometimes ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691070506
SKU
V9780691070506
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99-15
About Carol Delaney
Carol Delaney is Associate Professor in Cultural and Social Anthropology at Stanford University. She has a Master's degree in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Doctorate in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Chicago. Her other works include The Seed and the Soil: Gender and Cosmology in Turkish Village Society.
Reviews for Abraham on Trial: The Social Legacy of Biblical Myth
Finalist for the 1998 National Jewish Book Award in Jewish Scholarship, Jewish Book Council "This provocative and thoughtful analysis will resonate with all who are bothered by a father's readiness to sacrifice his son in order to demonstrate his unquestioning devotion to God."
National Jewish Post and Opinion "A thought-provoking argument."
Library Journal "Many scholars would be wary of charging a single ... Read more
National Jewish Post and Opinion "A thought-provoking argument."
Library Journal "Many scholars would be wary of charging a single ... Read more