Beyond sacred violence : a comparative study of sacrifice /

For many Westerners, the term sacrifice is associated with ancient, often primitive ritual practices. It suggests the death--frequently violent, often bloody--of an animal victim, usually with the aim of atoning for human guilt. Sacrifice is a serious ritual, culminating in a dramatic event. The rea...

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主要作者: McClymond, Kathryn, 1960-
格式: Licensed eBooks
语言:英语
出版: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
丛编:Book collections on Project MUSE.
在线阅读:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=303832
书本目录:
  • Re-imagining sacrifice
  • Reevaluating the role of killing in sacrifice
  • Vegetal offerings as sacrifice
  • Liquid sacrificial offerings
  • The apportionment of sacrificial offerings.