RT Book T1 The strange world of human sacrifice T2 Studies in the history and anthropology of religion JF Studies in the history and anthropology of religion A2 Bremmer, Jan N. 1944- LA English PP Leuven u.a. PB Peeters YR 2007 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/519407342 AB 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 NO Proceedings of a conference held in winter 2004 at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN a SN 978-90-429-1843-6 K1 Human Sacrifice : Congresses K1 Konferenzschrift K1 Konferenzschrift : 2004 : Groningen