Abraham on Trial: The Social Legacy of Biblical MythPrinceton University Press, 2000 - 333 páginas Abraham on Trial questions the foundations of faith that have made a virtue out of the willingness to sacrifice a child. Through his desire to obey God at all costs, even if it meant sacrificing his son, Abraham became the definitive model of faith for the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In this bold look at the legacy of this biblical and qur'anic story, Carol Delaney explores how the sacrifice rather than the protection of children became the focus of faith, to the point where the abuse and betrayal of children has today become widespread and sometimes institutionalized. Her strikingly original analysis also offers a new perspective on what unites and divides the peoples of the sibling religions derived from Abraham and, implicitly, a way to overcome the increasing violence among them. |
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... authority ; the basis and structure of the family , its gender definitions and roles ; and which children , under what circumstances , shall be deemed acceptable and be provided for . My purpose is not to reinvigorate these values but ...
... its growth and bring it forth , but do not provide its essential identity . The very notion of paternity , therefore , already embodies authority and power and provides the rationale for a particular constellation of INTRODUCTION 7.
... authority of " fathers , " even though , in the process , we betray chil- dren . Contemporary examples illustrate the ways in which the sacrifice and betrayal of children has been institutionalized . One can point to the dreadful ...
... authority , a spe- cific form of family , definitions of gender , and the value of obedience that are simultaneously the fountainhead of faith and the bedrock of society , it has created an environment that has made it seem sacrilegious ...
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Abraham on Trial Case for the Prosecution | 17 |
Abraham as Alibi? A Trial in California | 35 |
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND BIBLICAL EVIDENCE | 69 |
Child Sacrifice Practice or Symbol? | 71 |
Child Sacrifice in the Bible | 87 |
RELIGIOUS DEFENSES AND THEIR SILENCES | 105 |
Prolegomenon | 107 |
Jewish Traditions | 111 |
THE TESTIMONY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS | 187 |
Freuds Blind Spot | 189 |
Sa1vaging Freud | 211 |
THE SOCIAL LEGACY | 231 |
Sacrificing Our Children | 233 |
Conclusion | 251 |
Notes | 255 |
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