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Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
Walter Burkert
Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
Walter Burkert
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.
360 pages, Ill.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | November 20, 1986 |
ISBN13 | 9780520058750 |
Publishers | University of California Press |
Pages | 360 |
Dimensions | 150 × 228 × 23 mm · 568 g |
Language | English |
Translator | Bing, Peter |
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