Throughout Your Generations Forever - Sacrifice Religion and Paternity

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 222 pages. Why 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… Read more about this item

New. This feminist study of relations between sacrifice, gender, and social organization 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, Nancy Jay synthesises sociology of religion, ethnography, biblical scholarship, church history, and classics to argue that sacrifice… Read more about this item

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University of Chicago Press, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Chicago Press, 1992-07-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

University of Chicago Press, 1992. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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University of Chicago Press, 1994-01-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Chicago Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.