Diversity of Sacrifice: Form and Function of Sacrificial Practices in the Ancient World and Beyond - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1438459947 ISBN 13 : 9781438459943

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2017

Synopsis

Explores sacrificial practices across a range of contexts from prehistory to the present.

The term "sacrifice" belies what is a complex and varied transhistorical and transcultural phenomenon. Bringing together scholars from such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, epigraphy, literature, and theology, Diversity of Sacrifice explores sacrificial practices across a range of contexts from prehistory to the present. Incorporating theory, material culture, and textual evidence, the volume seeks to consider new and divergent data related to contexts of sacrifice that can help broaden our field of vision while raising new questions. The essays contributed here move beyond reductive and simple explanations to explore complex areas of social interaction. Sacrifice plays a key role in the overlapping sacred and secular spheres for a number of societies in the past and present. How religious beliefs and practices can be integral parts of life on individual and community levels is of fundamental importance to understanding the past and present. In addition to aiding scholarly research, Diversity of Sacrifice enables students to explore this rich theme across Europe and the Mediterranean with clear discussions of theory and data.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Carrie Ann Murray is Assistant Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology at Brock University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1438459947
• ISBN 13: 9781438459943
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Éditeur: Murray Carrie Ann
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