A Mimetic Reading of the Passover

The use of sacrificial animal blood in the Hebrew Bible has generated much discussion. While various scholars have attempted to explain the significance of these blood rites, each of these attempts has proved problematic. The current paper employs mimetic theory to develop a more robust and plausibl...

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Main Author: Skidmore, Simon (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: Heythrop journal
Year: 2023, Volume: 64, Issue: 3, Pages: 398-409
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
HB Old Testament
VA Philosophy
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