Topic: 3. Sacrifice and politics (16th-18th Century)
During the transformative period of the 16th to 18th centuries, the notion of the State evolved into a nearly mystical entity, perceived as immortal and worthy of the ultimate sacrifice. This section delves into the complex interplay between sovereignty, resistance, and sacrifice, a theme explored by early proponents of political tolerance. It also examines revolutionary acts and regicide, viewed through the lens of sacrificial rites. This section includes early modern printed and iconographic sources, along with a comprehensive bibliography from the 19th to 21st centuries, providing a historical and modern perspective on this complex theme
Le sacrifice d'Iphigénie
in: Revue des études grecque, v. 44 (1931), issue 208: pp.368-426.
The Altars of the Idols: Religion, Sacrifice, and the Early Modern Polity
in: Journal of the History of Ideas, v. 67 (2006), issue 4: pp.649-674.
In the Christian Archives: Sacrifice, the Higher Criticism, and the History of Religion
in: Modern Intellectual History, v. 19 (2022), issue 4: pp.1208-1226.
The Sacrificing King: Ancients, Moderns, and the Politics of Religion
in: For the Sake of Learning, pp. 344-363
Leiden: Brill, 2016.
Abraham in London, Marburg-Istanbul and Israel: Between Theocracy and Democracy, Ancient Text and Modern State
in: Biblical InterpretationAuthor: Yvonne Sherwood, pp. 105-153
Leiden: Brill, 2008.
Making Things Sacred: Re-theorizing the Nature and Function of Sacrifice in Modernity
in: Journal of Classical Sociology, v. 13 (2013), issue : pp.319-337.
Pagan Sacrifice of King Ahaz (1646)
from: Bibels tresoor, ofte der zielen lusthof, vytgebeelt in figueren, door verscheyden meesters. Ende gesneden, door Christoffel van Sichem, Amsterdam, P. I. Paets, 1646, p. 592
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
David's Martyr-Portrait of Le Peletier De Saint-Fargeau and the Conundrums of Revolutionary Representation
in: Art History, v. 14 (1991), issue 4: pp.451-487.
The Role of Missionaries in the abolition of Sati custom in India with special reference to Serampore Missionary
in: Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), v. 20 (2015), issue 10: pp.52–55.
Eikon Basilike, Eikon Alethine, and Eikonoklastes
in: Modern Language Notes, v. 69 (1954), issue 7: pp.497-502.
The Protectors Protection, or, the Pious Prince Guarded by a Praying People. A Sermon Preached at St. Edmundsbury in Suffolk, Upon the 13 Octob. 1658, Being a Day Set Apart for Solemn Fasting and Humiliation and Seeking a Blessing Upon His Highness the Lord Protector
London: T. J.; William Fisher, 1659.
Fools, Martyrs, Traitors: The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
Fools, Martyrs, Traitors: The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
Performing One's Own Death: Martyrdom, Sovereignty and Truth
Santa Barbara: University of California, 2016.
The Daughter's Sacrifice and the Paternal Order in Racine's Iphigénie en Aulide
in: The Dynamics of Gender in Early Modern France: Women Writ, Women Writing, pp. 63-88
Furnham - Burlington: Ashgate, 2014.
Head and HeartValour and Self-Sacrifice in the Art of India
Milton Park: Taylor & Francis, 2015.
Jewish Dogs An Image and Its Interpreters
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2006.
in: Das Blut im Glauben und Aberglauben der Menschheit. Mit besonderer Berück-sichtigung der ‘Volksmedizin’ und des ‘jüdischen Blutritus’, pp.
Munich: -, 1900.