The Sacred Monstrous - A Reflection on Violence in Human Communities (Hardcover)

Wedding an analysis of relevant anthropological literature and philosophical theory, this important book re-positions violence long trivialized by philosophers as an incidental or anomalous feature of humanity as a central concern for ethical thought. Wendy Hamblet focuses on a fundamental paradox that emerges when well-meaning communities and individuals attempt to implement their ideals in our social, or socialized, world. Very often the unintended consequences of these individual or communal ideals run headlong into the brute fact of bloody human engagement. Through her investigation of violence-legitimization in myth and ancient tales, philosophical accounts (from Plato to Nietzsche), the concept of home as 'refuge, ' and recent social scientific data, Hamblet takes up the charge that violence is steeped in our being it pervades human history and is embedded in the ethos of our modern institutions and gives us essential tools for better understanding how violence actually operates."

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	December 2003
Authors:	Wendy C. Hamblet
Dimensions:	236 x 159 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	136
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-0615-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	0-7391-0615-5
Barcode:	9780739106150

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