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Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
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Title: Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
Author: Walter Burkert
ISBN: 0520058755
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1986
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 370
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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.
Author: Walter Burkert
ISBN: 0520058755
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1986
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 370
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: 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.
