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Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
Walter Burkert
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Paperback. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Translator(s): Bing, Peter. Num Pages: 360 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518. The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth. 360 pages, Ill. Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This study examines this question. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 23. Weight: 510. Translator(s): Bing, Peter.
Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.
Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.
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Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
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New
Weight
597g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520058750
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V9780520058750
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