It's one of the better definitions I've heard. It meshes very well with Georges Batailles theory of sacrificial excess- you give up to the gods the best because

It's one of the better definitions I've heard. It meshes very well with Georges Batailles theory of sacrificial excess- you give up to the gods the best because it allows them structure, and thereby allows them to provide future excess. Interesting that what the Christian God wants most is his divine Son.