The strange world of human sacrifice
Aztec human sacrifice as expiation / M. Graulich -- Human sacrifice in medieval Irish literature / J. Borsje -- Myth and ritual in Greek human sacrifice: Lykaon, Polyxena, and the case of the Rhodian criminal / J.N. Bremmer -- The early Christians and human sacrifice / L. Roig Lanzillotta -- Child s...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leuven [u.a.]
Peeters
2007
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| In: |
Studies in the history and anthropology of religion (1)
Year: 2007 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in the history and anthropology of religion
1 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human sacrifice
B Religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Sacrifice Congresses
B Conference program B Conference program 2004 (Groningen) |
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| Summary: | Aztec human sacrifice as expiation / M. Graulich -- Human sacrifice in medieval Irish literature / J. Borsje -- Myth and ritual in Greek human sacrifice: Lykaon, Polyxena, and the case of the Rhodian criminal / J.N. Bremmer -- The early Christians and human sacrifice / L. Roig Lanzillotta -- Child sacrifice in ancient Israel: the status quaestionis / E. Noort -- Human sacrifice in ancient Egypt / H. te Velde -- Retainer sacrifice in Egypt and in Nubia / J. van Dijk -- Human sacrifice in India in Vedic times and before / A. Parpola -- Human sacrifice (puruṣamedha), construction sacrifice, and the origin of the idea of the "man of the homestead" (vāstupuruṣa) / H.T. Bakker -- Human sacrifice among the Konds / L.P. van den Bosch -- Human sacrifice in Japan / K. Harimoto -- Human sacrifice and self-sacrifice in China: a century of revelations / T.H. Barrett |
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| Item Description: | Proceedings of a conference held in winter 2004 at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | XI, 268 S., Ill., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-90-429-1843-6 |
