01925cam a2200385Mu 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007000700055008004100062040003000103020003500133020003200168035002100200035001800221050001000239072002500249082001800274100002200292245004100314260005200355300003100407500005200438520060200490650001501092650002001107650001501127650002001142650003401162655002201196776003401218856011701252856006501369856010501434ocn775872992OCoLC20200709055457.0m        d        cr |n|120209s2012    nju     o     000 0 eng d  aMHWbengcMHWdEBLCPdN$T  a9781400842353 (electronic bk.)  a1400842352 (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)775872992  a434564b(N$T) 4aBL570 7aRELx0540002bisacsh04a203.4a203/.41 aHalbertal, Moshe.10aOn Sacrificeh[electronic resource].  aPrinceton :bPrinceton University Press,c2012.  a1 online resource (147 p.)  aDescription based upon print version of record.  aThe idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. On Sacrifice also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a noble and destructive political ideal. In the religious domain, Halbertal argues, sacrifice is an offering, a gift given in the context of a hierarchical rela 4aSacrifice. 4aSelf-sacrifice. 0aSacrifice. 0aSelf-sacrifice. 7aRELIGION / Reference2bisacsh 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:z978069115285140uhttp://www.msvu.ca:2048/login?url=http://www.msvu.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=859031yCheck for Full Text40uhttp://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=859031403EBSCOhostuhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=434564