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Law's Sacrifice: Approaching the Problem of Sacrifice in Law, Literature, and Philosophy
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.
Author(s) | Edited by Brian Nail, Jeffrey Ellsworth. |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 198 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 7 Aug 2019 |
Availability | Available |
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.
Table of Contents Contributing Authors Introduction: Approaching the Problem of Sacrifice in Law, Literature, and Philosophy Brian W. Nail Sacrifice and the Origin of Law Wolfgang Palaver Towards a Sacrificia
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