Law's Sacrifice: Approaching the Problem of Sacrifice in Law, Literature, and Philosophy - Hardcover

 
9780367180935: Law's Sacrifice: Approaching the Problem of Sacrifice in Law, Literature, and Philosophy
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ISBN 10: 0367180936 ISBN 13: 9780367180935
Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

This volume examines the relationship between law and sacrifice as a crucial nexus for theorizing the dynamics of creation, destruction, transcendence, and violence within the philosophical and legal discourse of western society.

At a time of populist political unrest, what philosophical and theoretical resources are available for conceptualizing the discontent that seems to emanate from practically every sphere of society? What narrative strategies have been employed within literary, theological, philosophical, and legal discourse to tame or mystify human violence? Engaging with the work of preeminent theorists of sacrifice, such as Georges Bataille, René Girard, Giorgio Agamben, and Jacques Derrida this collection examines from an interdisciplinary perspective the sacrificial logic that characterizes the cultural and political dynamics of law in society.

The book will be of interest to students and scholars in the field of legal theory and philosophy.

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About the Author

Brian W. Nail, Professor of English, Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jeffrey A. Ellsworth, Assistant Professor of Law and Society, Ramapo College of New Jersey

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367180936
ISBN 13 
9780367180935
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
198
Editor
Nail Brian, Ellsworth Jeffrey

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