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.
Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
Walter Burkert
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Walter Burkert
Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
- UPC:
- 9780520058750
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 1986-11-20
- Release Date:
- 1986-11-20
- Author:
- Walter Burkert
- Language:
- english
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