Blood Rites Origins and History of the Pas
by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Read in January, 2006
Barbara Ehrenreich's overview of the seemingly impulsive nature of humans to violence is a real eye-opener in that it brings points to the discussion table that academia seems to have easily dismissed. The author simply has a respect for both human psychology and geological time: two things that seem simple enough but are often overlooked by researchers.
Her research led her to link killing and war to ritual and sacrifice and how religion and the sacrificial nature of war continues to act as ...more
Her research led her to link killing and war to ritual and sacrifice and how religion and the sacrificial nature of war continues to act as ...more
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Read in September, 2007
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Scholars
This was a very interesting book. The author is not a historian and at times that much is obvious. The ideas are thought provoking and while I think her argument may have a couple small leaks, for the most part it held water. She's presenting a pretty new idea about a pretty untouched subject and so when she has the material to use she is over supporting her argument, using a lot more examples than are neccessary to illustrate her point.
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Read in January, 2002
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the religious
This is a great treatment of several seemingly disparate theorys about religion and war that resonate with amazing appropriateness today. We often think of religion as something that is peace-oriented, but Ehrenreich shows us how the origins of religion might be in a much darker place.
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Read in January, 2003
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the curious
I love this book because it researches human prehistory to understand the roots of war. Very thought provoking and insightful. One of those books you'll keep thinking about long after it is read. A good resource.
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Read in September, 1999
the history and analysis about why religion and war are F'd up, in case you didn't already know.
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Read in January, 2002
I loved this book.
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