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Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
Walter (Translated By Peter Bing) 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: 598. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear, remains very good
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520058750
SKU
KSG0037538
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