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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Publié dans:Studies in the history and anthropology of religion
Collaborateurs: Bremmer, Jan N. 1944- (Éditeur intellectuel)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Leuven [u.a.] Peeters 2007
Dans: Studies in the history and anthropology of religion (1)
Année: 2007
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Collection/Revue:Studies in the history and anthropology of religion 1
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Sacrifice humain
B Religion
Sujets non-standardisés:B Human Sacrifice Congresses
B Contribution <colloque>
B Contribution <colloque> 2004 (Groningen)
Accès en ligne: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Résumé: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
Description:Proceedings of a conference held in winter 2004 at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9042918438