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Showing 1 to 20 of 603 for “"Sacrifice"”.
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Speaking Through Sacrifice: Rhetorical and Social Functions of Sacrifice within Long-Form Contemporary Fantasy Literature
… in change, and because change requires sacrifice, looking to instances of sacrifice within the literature provides useful handholds with which the reader can grasp and manipulate the text. The discussion explores four modes of sacrifice—Martyrdom, Self-Denial, Scapegoating, and …
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René Girard, Sacrifice, and the Eucharist
… of the Eucharist in light of the theory of sacrifice proposed by René Girard. Specifically, I consider the Eucharist within the context of the sacrificial nature of Christianity, a matter of some controversy as regards both the early thought of Girard and those who have taken up and …
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Did the ancient Celts practice human sacrifice?
… ancient Celtic society was the practice of human sacrifice, and to find out whether the available written and archaeological evidence supports this claim. It was decided to limit the period under review to the six hundred years from c. 500 BC to AD 100. After reviewing the literature on the …
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Limitations and Longing: Sacrifice in Global Anglophone Literature
… Oscar Wao in order to explore the links between sacrifice, nation, and narrative. These novels examine the nature of nation, the violence of sacrifice, and also the failures of narrative to adequately represent the real, human embodiment of the violence contained in the text but that also exists …
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The sinner, the stranger, the sacrifice maker : an apocryphal autobiography
This report serves as a kind of explanation and expansion upon the work I have taken on the past few months. It explores how the concepts of memory and perspective play a role in the narratives that we create. I accomplish this through my work with board games and theatrical recreations. It further …
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Growth for Whom? Sacrifice of Chicago’s Chinatown Then and Now
… planning has not changed, although the way this sacrifice takes form is different. While economic interests for large-scale planning projects stay the same, social interests have evolved due to changing societal values. Today, the notion of diversity has become viewed as an amenity or asset, and …
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A Culture in Denial: The Roman Cultural Relationship with Human Sacrifice
The Romans denied practicing human sacrifice, and claimed that almost every civilisation around them practised it, with it being an integral part in differentiating the Romans with everyone else; this self perception is deeply flawed. This work endeavours to grapple with the concept of human …
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Lessons for an Educator: The Real Meaning of Sacrifice and Service
… for anything in return. All three unselfishly sacrificed a part of who they were for the betterment of others. It is because of their commitment that I am reminded why I too chose to serve others in my own capacity, and why I will also be forever indebted to the lesson they bestowed on me.</p>
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Silence, Self and Sacrifice in Gertrud Kolmar’s Prose and Dramatic Works
… The thematic development of silence and sacrifice shows how the inbetween subject engages with conventional modes of communication and religious belief. In the prose and dramatic works Kolmar appropriates the significance of silence and sacrifice for her time. Silence is removed from its …
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Purging God's People and Place: Levitical Sacrifice as a Prolegomenon to Hebrews
… the high priest as sacrificial officiant, daily sacrifices, the inauguration of covenant and cult, and the twofold conception of purifying God's people and place. Chapter 2 offers a portrait of Levitical sacrifice, first examining its creational foundations, canonical precursors, and covenantal …
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Eucharist and Anthropology: Seeking Convergence on Eucharistic Sacrifice Between Catholics and Methodists
<p>Eucharistic sacrifice is both a doctrine of the church and a sacramental practice. Doctrinally, it explains in what manner the sacrament is a sacrifice, or at least its sacrificial dimension; liturgically, it refers to the offering that is made in the church's celebration of the eucharist, that …
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The Carceral Death Machine: Savagery, Contamination and Sacrifice in the Contemporary Prison
<p>In this dissertation, I develop a <em>convict epistemology</em> that interweaves two elements: 1) a deep engagement with the works of particular philosophers and scholars investigating questions of punishment, violence, biopolitics and political philosophy 2) with some specific, …
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The Development of the Idea of Sacrifice and Atonement in the Old Testament
Th. D. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary 1923 Scanned from microfilm source: Publication (Historical Commission, Southern Baptist Convention) ;no. 4511-381; faculty committee initials present after bibliography.
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ANTYESTI (LAST SACRIFICE): FUNERAL RITES PERFORMED BY HINDU FROM WESTERN REGION OF NEPAL
… the process of making, “Anyesti - The Last Sacrifice” which I have directed, produced and edited. It will cover the rites performed by people residing in the western part of Nepal. It will recount how the concept of making a documentary about the last rites came into my mind. </p>
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Becoming a Priestly People: A Biblical Theology of Liturgical Sacrifice as Spiritual Formation
The centrality of sacrifice in the Judeo-Christian tradition is undeniable; nevertheless, unidimensional presentations of sacrifice have contributed to an incomplete, and at times distorted understanding. This work does not aim to resolve every ambiguity or misunderstanding, rather, it presents a …
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Intermarket Patronage Revisited: The Relationship Between Relative Perceived Quality and Relative Perceived Sacrifice
Past research on intermarket patronage has focused on either the characteristics of the market (e.g. distance, population) or of the consumer (e.g. demographics, psychographics). As a result, a comprehensive explanation of outshopping behavior has yet to be provided. This dissertation research …
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The role of affective (mood) states in perceptions of quality, sacrifice and value
… for quality but not its implications for sacrifice. As a result, high price led to more negative value judgments and purchasing intentions when the brand information accompanying it was mood-congruent than when it was not. (3) Participants' initial impressions of both the quality of a …
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