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Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth

Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Walter Burkert, Peter Bing (Translator)Publish date:1986-11-20Pages:360
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520058750ISBN-10:520058755UPC:9780520058750Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:AncientBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.98 x 5.89 x 0.91 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC0NSS1MY6
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520058750ISBN-10:520058755UPC:9780520058750Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:AncientBook Topic:GreeceSize:8.98 x 5.89 x 0.91 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SC0NSS1MY6
Publisher: University of California Press

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