War and National Renewal
Civil Religion and Blood Sacrifice in American Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6187564 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet (0000-0001-7474-1205, University of Lausanne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1991-9336 • E-ISSN: 1991-9336 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ejas.9672 |
| OpenAlex | W2162310119 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Wars are often associated with a rhetoric of renewal or new beginnings. This essay explores this claim through the lens of civil religion and a recent book by Carolyn Marvin and David Ingle, Blood Sacrifice and the Nation, which combines Emile Durkheim with Réné Girard in proposing that modern national cohesion depends on blood sacrifice. I unpack some of the paradoxes raised by this theory of national renewal in the context of 9/11, with a special focus on the sacred status of the flag and the special attention given to uniformed serviceman in the American body politic
Archaeology · Body politic · Cohesion (chemistry · Context (archaeology · Environmental ethics · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sacrifice · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Theology · History · Law · Modern American Literature Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |