Smoke signals for the gods: ancient Greek sacrifice from the Archaic through Roman periods

Animal sacrifice has been critical to the study of ancient Mediterranean religions since the 18th century. Two leading views on sacrifice have dominated the subject: the psychological approach of Walter Burkert and the sociological one by Jean-Pierre Vernant and Marcel Detienne. These two perspectiv...

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Main Author: Naiden, F. S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2013
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Summary:Animal sacrifice has been critical to the study of ancient Mediterranean religions since the 18th century. Two leading views on sacrifice have dominated the subject: the psychological approach of Walter Burkert and the sociological one by Jean-Pierre Vernant and Marcel Detienne. These two perspectives have argued that the main feature of sacrifice is allaying feelings of guilt at the slaughter of sacrificial animals. Naiden redresses the omission of these salient features to show that animal sacrifice is an attempt to make contact with a divine being, and that it is so important for the worshippers that it becomes subject to regulations of unequaled extent and complexity
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199980277
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199916405.001.0001

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