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Publisher
New York University Press
ISBN-10
0814767621
ISBN-13
9780814767627
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73359768
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Number of Pages
274 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Empire of Sacrifice : the Religious Origins of American Violence
Subject
Christian Church / History, Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, International Relations / General, Sociology of Religion
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Political Science, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
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0.6 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
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6 in
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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2009-030331
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Pahl exquisitely illumines the pathway by which religion has made possible American empire and poignantly sketches those who have had to sacrifice to create the superpower we know today.Empire of Sacrificeis an admirable experiment in pulling back the curtain on the religious and cultural mechanisms that are often lost in what Pahl calls our national obsession with 'innocent domination.' His case studies are finely tuned windows into the ways in which religion has both abused and freed Americans along lines of gender, race, and class. This book acts as a clarion call for us to think twice when we are called upon to 'sacrifice' in the name of God-a strategy that all too often hides our violence in the cloak of religion."-James K. Wellman, Jr.,author of Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest, "A true achievement of Empire of Sacrifice is its untangling of the 'blissful logic' that preserves American virtue at all costs. . . . Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After reading Empire of Sacrifice , it is impossible to avert one's eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture." Jennifer Beste, Xavier University "By uncovering the many ways Americans have misused religion to justify violence, Pahl holds up hope to end the histories of dead men walking. His work contributes to a more peaceful, forgiving, loving and just future for America." Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, author of Dead Man Walking, "Empire of Sacrifice is the most broad-sweeping scholarly examination of religion and violence in the United States written to date." -Jeffrey Williams, American Historical Review, "[This book] is a wide-ranging, amply detailed, and ethically intelligent book with clear political stakes." -Rain Taxi,, ("Pahl intends his work as a call to take up the opportunity missed after 9/11, to 'shape a remarkable global consensus against religious violence.' This work's basic paradox is that religions 'produce violent power' but exist ultimately to 'eliminate violence.' That paradox captures the troubling message but hopeful conclustion to the work.")-(CHOICE),(), "Pahl exquisitely illumines the pathway by which religion has made possible American empire and poignantly sketches those who have had to sacrifice to create the superpower we know today.Empire of Sacrifice is an admirable experiment in pulling back the curtain on the religious and cultural mechanisms that are often lost in what Pahl calls our national obsession with 'innocent domination.' His case studies are finely tuned windows into the ways in which religion has both abused and freed Americans along lines of gender, race, and class. This book acts as a clarion call for us to think twice when we are called upon to 'sacrifice' in the name of God--a strategy that all too often hides our violence in the cloak of religion."-James K. Wellman, Jr.,author of Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest, "Tells a fascinating tale of two compelling figures whose lives were intriguing, at times harrowing, and in many ways tragic. At the same time, Alexander investigates a broader topic. . .A riveting narrative." - Martha Hodes, "A true achievement ofEmpire of Sacrifice is its untangling of the 'blissful logic' that preserves American virtue at all costs. Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After reading Empire of Sacrifice, it is impossible to avert one's eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture."-Jennifer Beste,Xavier University, Pahl intends his work as a call to take up the opportunity missed after 9/11, to 'shape a remarkable global consensus against religious violence.' This work's basic paradox is that religions 'produce violent power' but exist ultimately to 'eliminate violence.' That paradox captures the troubling message but hopeful conclustion to the work., "Pahl intends his work as a call to take up the opportunity missed after 9/11, to 'shape a remarkable global consensus against religious violence.' This work's basic paradox is that religions 'produce violent power' but exist ultimately to 'eliminate violence.' That paradox captures the troubling message but hopeful conclustion to the work."-CHOICE, "By uncovering the many ways Americans have misused religion to justify violence, Pahl holds up hope to end the histories of dead men walking. His work contributes to a more peaceful, forgiving, loving and just future for America." -Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ,author of Dead Man Walking, "Pahl intends his work as a call to take up the opportunity missed after 9/11, to 'shape a remarkable global consensus against religious violence.' This work's basic paradox is that religions 'produce violent power' but exist ultimately to 'eliminate violence.' That paradox captures the troubling message but hopeful conclustion to the work."-CHOICE,, By uncovering the many ways Americans have misused religion to justify violence, Pahl holds up hope to end the histories of dead men walking. His work contributes to a more peaceful, forgiving, loving and just future for America., "By uncovering the many ways Americans have misused religion to justify violence, Pahl holds up hope to end the histories of dead men walking. His work contributes to a more peaceful, forgiving, loving and just future for America." - Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, author of Dead Man Walking, "Pahl exquisitely illumines the pathway by which religion has made possible American empire and poignantly sketches those who have had to sacrifice to create the superpower we know today.Empire of Sacrificeis an admirable experiment in pulling back the curtain on the religious and cultural mechanisms that are often lost in what Pahl calls our national obsession with 'innocent domination.' His case studies are finely tuned windows into the ways in which religion has both abused and freed Americans along lines of gender, race, and class. This book acts as a clarion call for us to think twice when we are called upon to 'sacrifice' in the name of God-a strategy that all too often hides our violence in the cloak of religion." - James K. Wellman, Jr., author ofEvangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest, 'eoePahl intends his work as a call to take up the opportunity missed after 9/11, to 'e~shape a remarkable global consensus against religious violence.'e(tm) This work'e(tm)s basic paradox is that religions 'e~produce violent power'e(tm) but exist ultimately to 'e~eliminate violence.'e(tm) That paradox captures the troubling message but hopeful conclustion to the work.'e�-CHOICE, "In examining what she calls the 'tragic' courtship and marriage of poets Paul Laurence Dunbar and Alice Ruth Moore, Alexander visits the private history of this public couple as a vehicle for writing an intimate social history. . . . a masterful analysis of middle-class African Americans." - Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, Morgan State University, "Empire of Sacrifice is a though-provoking work, sure to join other scholarly considerations of religious violence . . . the book will assist anyone interested in learning more about the religious roots of contemporary violence in American national policies." -Rebecca Moore, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, "Empire of Sacrifice is a provocative and engaging work of cultural criticism worth reading for the questions it poses about religion and violence as categories, and for the many intersections of the two it finds in places where either religion or violence or both are hidden in plain sight." -Jonathan H. Ebel , The Journal of American History, ("Empire of Sacrificeis the most broad-sweeping scholarly examination of religion and violence in the United States written to date." )-(Jeffrey Williams),( American Historical Review ), "[This book] is a wide-ranging, amply detailed, and ethically intelligent book with clear political stakes." -Rain Taxi, "A true achievement ofEmpire of Sacrifice is its untangling of the 'blissful logic' that preserves American virtue at all costs. Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After reading Empire of Sacrifice, it is impossible to avert one's eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture." -Jennifer Beste,Xavier University, "Pahl exquisitely illumines the pathway by which religion has made possible American empire and poignantly sketches those who have had to sacrifice to create the superpower we know today.Empire of Sacrificeis an admirable experiment in pulling back the curtain on the religious and cultural mechanisms that are often lost in what Pahl calls our national obsession with 'innocent domination.' His case studies are finely tuned windows into the ways in which religion has both abused and freed Americans along lines of gender, race, and class. This book acts as a clarion call for us to think twice when we are called upon to 'sacrifice' in the name of God--a strategy that all too often hides our violence in the cloak of religion." -James K. Wellman, Jr.,author of Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest, "is a wide-ranging, amply detailed, and ethically intelligent book with clear political stakes."-Rain Taxi,, "A true achievement ofEmpire of Sacrificeis its untangling of the 'blissful logic' that preserves American virtue at all costs. Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After readingEmpire of Sacrifice, it is impossible to avert one's eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture." -Jennifer Beste,Xavier University, A true achievement of Empire of Sacrifice is its untangling of the 'blissful logic' that preserves American virtue at all costs. Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After reading Empire of Sacrifice , it is impossible to avert one's eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture., ("is a wide-ranging, amply detailed, and ethically intelligent book with clear political stakes.")-(Rain Taxi),(), "An astute indictment of four centuries of American violence." -Dan McKanan, The Journal of Religion, "A true achievement ofEmpire of Sacrificeis its untangling of the 'blissful logic' that preserves American virtue at all costs. . . . Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After readingEmpire of Sacrifice, it is impossible to avert one's eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture." Jennifer Beste, Xavier University "By uncovering the many ways Americans have misused religion to justify violence, Pahl holds up hope to end the histories of dead men walking. His work contributes to a more peaceful, forgiving, loving and just future for America." Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, author ofDead Man Walking, "Sexism, racism, self-hatred, and romantic love: all figure in prominently in this scholarly-but nicely hard-boiled-discussion of the bond between the famous Paul Laurence Dunbar and his wife Alice. Eleanor Alexander's analysis of turn-of-the-twentieth-century black marriage is required reading for every student of American, especially African-American, heterosexual relationships." - Nell Painter, Edwards Professor of American History, Princeton University, author of Sojourner Truth, A Life, A Symbol, "Pahl exquisitely illumines the pathway by which religion has made possible American empire and poignantly sketches those who have had to sacrifice to create the superpower we know today.Empire of Sacrifice is an admirable experiment in pulling back the curtain on the religious and cultural mechanisms that are often lost in what Pahl calls our national obsession with 'innocent domination.' His case studies are finely tuned windows into the ways in which religion has both abused and freed Americans along lines of gender, race, and class. This book acts as a clarion call for us to think twice when we are called upon to 'sacrifice' in the name of God-a strategy that all too often hides our violence in the cloak of religion."-James K. Wellman, Jr.,author of Evangelical vs. Liberal: The Clash of Christian Cultures in the Pacific Northwest, "A true achievement of Empire of Sacrifice is its untangling of the 'blissful logic' that preserves American virtue at all costs. . . . Illuminating the cultural and religious assumptions that justify subtle and not-so-subtle forms of violence, this book invites a healthy self-critical stance on American civil religion and social practices. After reading Empire of Sacrifice, it is impossible to avert one's eyes to the disturbing, complicated confluence of religion and violence in American culture." - -Jennifer Beste, Xavier University
Illustrated
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Dewey Decimal
261.8
Table Of Content
List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Rethinking Violence and Religion in America Rethinking "Violence" Rethinking "Religion" Rethinking "Religious Violence" in America 2 Sacrificing Youth: From Reefer Madness to Hostel Spectacles of Sacrifice in the Cinema of Adolescence A Theater of Terror, or Innocent Martyrs to the "Beast in the Boudoir"Beyond Hollywood's Happy Endings 3 Sacrificing RaceFrom Christian Ambivalence to a Total System of Bodily Discipline "A Severe Cross" 4 Sacrificing GenderAsa's Tale: Patriarchy Lost Abigail's Tale: Providential Power The Hidden Hand in Handmaids' Tales 5 Sacrificing Humans: An Empire of Sacrifice from Mary Dyer to Dead Man WalkingSacrifice and Empire Building from the Aztecs to Puritan Boston via John BunyanMimesis in Massachusetts, 1656-1657 Ecstatic Asceticism: The Domination of Discourse and Rhetorical Inversion, 1658-1661Sacrificial Rites and an Imagined Community, 1660-1776 Dead Man Walking and an American Empire of Sacrifice Epilogue: Innocent Domination in the "Global War on Terror" Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
Synopsis
It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. This title focuses American history., It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since 9/11, United States scholars have understandably discussed religious violence in terms of terrorist acts, a focus that follows United States policy. Yet, according to Jon Pahl, to identify religious violence only with terrorism fails to address the long history of American violence rooted in religion throughout the country's history. In essence, Americans have found ways to consider blessed some very brutal attitudes and behaviors both domestically and globally. In Empire of Sacrifice , Pahl explains how both of these distinctive features of American culture work together by exploring how constructions along the lines of age, race, and gender have operated to centralize cultural power across American civil or cultural religions in ways that don't always appear to be "religious" at all. Pahl traces the development of these forms of systemic violence throughout American history, using evidence from popular culture, including movies such as Rebel without a Cause and Reefer Madness and works of literature such as The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Handmaid's Tale, to illuminate historical events. Throughout, Pahl focuses an intense light on the complex and durable interactions between religion and violence in American history, from Puritan Boston to George W. Bush's Baghdad., It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since 9/11, United States scholars have understandably discussed religious violence in terms of terrorist acts, a focus that follows United States policy. Yet, according to Jon Pahl, to identify religious violence only with terrorism fails to address the long history of American violence rooted in religion throughout the country's history. In essence, Americans have found ways to consider blessed some very brutal attitudes and behaviours both domestically and globally. In Empire of Sacrifice, Pahl explains how both of these distinctive features of American culture work together by exploring how constructions along the lines of age, race, and gender have operated to centralize cultural power across American civil or cultural religions in ways that dont always appear to be "religious" at all. Pahl traces the development of these forms of systemic violence throughout American history, using evidence from popular culture, including movies such as Rebel without a Cause and Reefer Madness and works of literature such as The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Handmaid's Tale, to illuminate historical events. Throughout, Pahl focuses an intense light on the complex and durable interactions between religion and violence in American history, from Puritan Boston to George W. Bushs Baghdad., It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since 9/11, United States scholars have understandably discussed religious violence in terms of terrorist acts, a focus that follows United States policy. Yet, according to Jon Pahl, to identify religious violence only with terrorism fails to address the long history of American violence rooted in religion throughout the country's history. In essence, Americans have found ways to consider blessed some very brutal attitudes and behaviors both domestically and globally. In Empire of Sacrifice, Pahl explains how both of these distinctive features of American culture work together by exploring how constructions along the lines of age, race, and gender have operated to centralize cultural power across American civil or cultural religions in ways that don't always appear to be "religious" at all. Pahl traces the development of these forms of systemic violence throughout American history, using evidence from popular culture, including movies such as Rebel without a Cause and Reefer Madness and works of literature such as The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Handmaid's Tale , to illuminate historical events. Throughout, Pahl focuses an intense light on the complex and durable interactions between religion and violence in American history, from Puritan Boston to George W. Bush's Baghdad.
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- g***i (378)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBooks arrived super fast, and they are in beautiful condition. They were packaged in bubble wrap in a carboard casing. I am happy with the packaging of my precious books! The price was also great for these. I am overall super super happy with my purchase from this shop!!! I wouldn't hesitate to buy from them again. Thank you so much for the great books!!! ^-^Sources of Japanese Tradition Vol I & II Paperback by Theodore De Bary (Editor) (#354288449188)