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Title
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"I was shot in the left arm by a friend": Transgression and the possibility of communication
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Author
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Humphries, Matthew
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Literature, History--Religious aspects
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Description
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For my paper I will look at contemporary communities built on violence, looking specifically at how the philosophy of Georges Bataille may allow for these groups to be interpreted in the context of sacrifice. Though I will look at some issues rela...
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De natura religionis Romanum: A Re-appraisal of the Role of Roman Private Cult and Practice
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Author
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Young, Thomas
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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History--Religious aspects, Religion, Civilization, Classical--Study and teaching
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Description
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This study questions the contemporary privilege afforded Roman civic cult and its relationship with the divine over the private cult of the individual or group. Exploring the historical underpinnings of the civic cult theory as exemplified by such...