Human sacrifice and value: revisiting the limits of sacred violence from an anthropological and archaeological perspective
"This volume explores concepts of human sacrifice, focusing on its value - or multiplicity of values - in relative cultural and temporal terms, whether sacrifice is expressed in actual killings, in ideas revolving around ritualized, sanctioned, or sanctified violence or loss, or in transformed...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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London New York, NY
Routledge, Taylor & Francis
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in death, materiality and the origin of time
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Human sacrifice
/ Ritual
/ Social function
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion TA History |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Human Sacrifice B Social Values |
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Table of Contents Blurb Presumably Free Access Volltext (doi) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "This volume explores concepts of human sacrifice, focusing on its value - or multiplicity of values - in relative cultural and temporal terms, whether sacrifice is expressed in actual killings, in ideas revolving around ritualized, sanctioned, or sanctified violence or loss, or in transformed and (often sublimated) undertakings"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1032134860 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4324/9781003242475 |