Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron Age & Roman Europe - Couverture souple

Green, Miranda Aldhouse

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0752425285 ISBN 13 : 9780752425283

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Sacrifice, like death, is one of the great taboos of modern society. The notion that human sacrifice, and even cannibalism, could be considered a most holy act is almost inconceivable. Yet the evidence for human sacrifice in northwest Europe, deriving from both archaeology and the testimony of Classical writers of the first centuries BC and AD, has to be confronted. Professor Green puts forward some reasons for ritual murder and shows how the multiple deposits of bog-bodies at sites like Tollund and Lindow illustrate the importance of place in the sacrificial rite. She also highlights the essential role of the priesthood in sacrificial murder.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Miranda Green is Head of the Research Centre for the Study of Culture, Archaeology, Religions and Biogeography (SCARAB) at the University of wales College, Newport, where she holds a personal Chair in Archaeology. She is the author of twelve books, including 'Exploring the World of the Druids' and many specialist papers on the European Iron Age.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752425285
• ISBN 13: 9780752425283
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
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