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Islamic State and the Motif of Sacrifice

Islamic State and the Motif of Sacrifice

Last year, there was a discussion on violence with reference to Denis Vilenueve’s then recent film Prisoners. One of the important points I wanted to bring home was that the director wants to emphasize our being beholden to the idea of violence as something ‘others’ are doing on us. I put this point, for easier elucidation, […]

October 5, 2015 Shameer. KS
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Leviathan and Winter Sleep: What Do We Believe

Leviathan and Winter Sleep: What Do We Believe

A believer needs to have patience as well as mirth out of facing a barrage of questions. So the one who helps a believer is often a non-believer. Only in the context of scepticism can a true belief grow. Linguist Toshihiko Izutsu says that belief is progression, not a state in which people find themselves […]

May 15, 2015 Shameer KS
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