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Throughout Your Generations Forever : Sacrifice, Religion, and Paternity by Nancy Jay (1992, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press

ISBN-100226395723

ISBN-139780226395722

eBay Product ID (ePID)72113

Product Key Features

Number of Pages222 Pages

Publication NameThroughout Your Generations Forever : Sacrifice, Religion, and Paternity

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, Family Law / Children, Sociology of Religion

Publication Year1992

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLaw, Religion, Social Science

AuthorNancy Jay

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight17.1 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN91-033085

Dewey Edition20

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.69134

Table Of ContentForeword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Social-Scientific Interpretation of Ritual 2. The Logic of Sacrifice 3. Sacrifice and Descent 4. Creating Descent through Fathers and Sons 5. Ashanti Sacrifice 6. Hawaiian Sacrifice 7. Sacrifice, Descent, and the Patriarchs 8. Sacrifice ans Social Structure in Christianity 9. Theories of Sacrifice 10. Conclusion Appendix: Sacrificial Calendars Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisWhy does sacrifice, more than any other major religious institution, depend on gender dichotomy? Why do so many societies oppose sacrifice to childbirth, and why are childbearing women so commonly excluded from sacrificial practices? In this feminist study of relations between sacrifice, gender, and social organization, Nancy Jay reveals sacrifice as a remedy for having been born of woman, and hence uniquely suited to establishing certain and enduring paternity. Drawing on examples of ancient and modern societies, Jay synthesizes sociology of religion, ethnography, biblical scholarship, church history, and classics to argue that sacrifice legitimates and maintains patriarchal structures that transcend men's dependence on women's reproductive powers.

LC Classification NumberGN473.5.J38 1992