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Reverence is an ancient virtue that survives among us in half-forgotten patterns of civility and moments of inarticulate awe. Reverence gives meaning to much that we do, yet the word has almost passed out of our vocabulary. Reverence, says philosopher and classicist Paul Woodruf…
First published by Oxford University Press in 2001, this new edition of Reverence is revised and expanded. It contains a new preface, two new chapters -- one on the sacred and one on compassion -- and an epilogue focused on renewing reverence in our own lives.
"Little has been written about honor in the social sciences and almost nothing about grace. Yet honor has caused more deaths than the plague, and grace is what we all yearn for, whether in the form of favor, luck, pardon, gratuity, or salvation." "The essays, half of them histor…
"Little has been written about honor in the social sciences and almost nothing about grace. Yet honor has caused more deaths than the plague, and grace is what we all yearn for, whether in the form of favor, luck, pardon, gratuity, or salvation." "The essays, half of them histor…
The practice of karo kari allows family, especially fathers, brothers and sons, to take the lives of their daughters, sisters and mothers if they are accused of adultery. This volume examines the central position of karo kari in the social, political and juridical structures in …
