Violent Rites Narrated

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
Saul M. Olyan
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Golden Calf ◽  
Ritual Violence ◽  
Corpse Abuse ◽  
Iconic Representations

Narratives of ritual violence set in Israel’s past are the focus of Chapter 2. Among the texts the author analyzes are the Golden Calf story in Exod 32, the narrative of Gideon’s destruction of his father’s Baal altar in Judg 6, the account of David’s psychological abuse of his Moabite prisoners in 2 Sam 8, and Nebuchadnezzar’s capture and brutalization of King Zedekiah of Judah in 2 Kgs 25. These narratives illustrate well the physical and psychological nature of punitive ritual violence and its varied targets (altars, bones, corpses, the bodies of living persons, iconic representations of deities). Narratives of violent rites are particularly striking for their rich representation of corpse abuse and their many depictions of the manipulation of conventional mourning rites by hostile agents seeking to harm others through ritual means.

Sexism, Psychological Abuse, and Dating Relationships: Constructing Satisfaction

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura C. Petrolle ◽  
Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius ◽  
Silva M. Hassert ◽  
Rachel E. Wiley
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Dating Relationships

On Sacrifice

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moshe Halbertal
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Life ◽  
Moral Value ◽  
Hierarchical Relationship ◽  
Ritual Violence ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Political Ideal ◽  
Self Transcendence ◽  
Political Associations ◽  
The Relationship

The idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. This book explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. The book also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a noble and destructive political ideal. In the religious domain, Halbertal argues, sacrifice is an offering, a gift given in the context of a hierarchical relationship. As such it is vulnerable to rejection, a trauma at the root of both ritual and violence. An offering is also an ambiguous gesture torn between a genuine expression of gratitude and love and an instrument of exchange, a tension that haunts the practice of sacrifice. In the moral and political domains, sacrifice is tied to the idea of self-transcendence, in which an individual sacrifices his or her self-interest for the sake of higher values and commitments. While self-sacrifice has great potential moral value, it can also be used to justify the most brutal acts. The book attempts to unravel the relationship between self-sacrifice and violence, arguing that misguided self-sacrifice is far more problematic than exaggerated self-love. Through the book's exploration of the positive and negative dimensions of self-sacrifice, it also addresses the role of past sacrifice in obligating future generations and in creating a bond for political associations, and considers the function of the modern state as a sacrificial community.

The Order of Sanctity

2013 ◽  
pp. 423-444
Author(s):  
Mitchell Morris
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Musical Score ◽  
Golden Calf ◽  
Ten Commandments

This chaptertraces the connections between a prevailing mode of “authenticity” in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film The Ten Commandments and the music Elmer Bernstein wrote for the film. It describes how Bernstein’s musical score for the riot around the Golden Calf created the necessary orgiastic impression and how DeMille’s narration created the distance that freed the scene from any risk of censorly reproach. It also considers the devotional and political elements of the film and its religious and social impact.

Not Just Sticks and Stones: Psychological Abuse and Physical Violence among U.S. State Senators

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Rebekah Herrick ◽  
Sue Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
The Face ◽  
Sticks And Stones ◽  
State Senators

Abstract In this study, we report results of a survey of U.S. state senators about their experiences of psychological abuse, physical violence, and sexualized abuse and violence on the job, as well as gender differences among senators. Overall, our results indicate that more than 80% of state senators reported having faced abuse and violence, and women senators reported more physical violence than men. Moreover, we found differences in the factors that contributed to abuse and violence among women and men state senators. Most notably, women with higher levels of power (party or committee leaders) were more likely than other women to experience psychological abuse and sexualized abuse and violence, and Democratic women senators faced more sexualized abuse and violence than Republican women. The implications for continued service by state senators in the face of these experiences, the likelihood of attracting future candidates, and the implications for gender diversity in office are explored.

Physical violence and psychological abuse against female and male mayors in the United States

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebekah Herrick ◽  
Sue Thomas ◽  
Lori Franklin ◽  
Marcia L. Godwin ◽  
Eveline Gnabasik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Psychological Abuse ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
The United States
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