Human sacrifice and value: revisiting the limits of sacred violence from an archaeological and anthropological perspective
"This volume explores concepts of human sacrifice, focusing on its value - or multiplicity of values - in relative cultural and temporal terms, whether sacrifice is expressed in actual killings, in ideas revolving around ritualized, sanctioned, or sanctified violence or loss, or in transformed...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
London New York, NY
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2024
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In: | Year: 2024 |
Series/Journal: | Studies in death, materiality and the origin of time
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human sacrifice
/ Ritual
/ Social function
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Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Human Sacrifice B Social Values |
Online Access: |
Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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Summary: | "This volume explores concepts of human sacrifice, focusing on its value - or multiplicity of values - in relative cultural and temporal terms, whether sacrifice is expressed in actual killings, in ideas revolving around ritualized, sanctioned, or sanctified violence or loss, or in transformed and (often sublimated) undertakings"-- |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 1003242472 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003242475 |