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

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Beaufort, Jacques-Antoine

The Oath of Brutus (1771)

Musée Municipal Frederic Blandin, Nevers

Behuniak, S. M.; Cooley, D. R. - Steffen, L. (Eds.)

Heroic Death and Selective Memory: The U.S.’s WWII Memorial & The U.S.S.R.’s Monument to The Heroic Defenders of Leningrad

in: Re-Imaging Death and Dying, pp. 109-122

Leiden: Brill, 2009.

Berger, David; Lange, A. - Mayerhofer, K. - Porat. D. - Schiffman, L. H. (Eds.)

Scholarship and the Blood Libel: Past and Present

in: Confronting Antisemitism from the Perspectives of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism (vol. 2), pp. 71-86

Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020.

Bolourchi, Neda

The sacred defense: sacrifice and nationalism across minority communities in post-revolutionary Iran

in: Journal of the American Academy of Religion, v. 86 (2018), issue 3: pp.724-758.


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