Transformations in Sacrificial Practices
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| Author | : Eftychia Stavrianopoulou |
| Publisher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
| Total Pages | : 318 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783825810955 |
| ISBN-13 | : 382581095X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Transformations in Sacrificial Practices by : Eftychia Stavrianopoulou
Book excerpt: The main thrust of the contributions in this volume run counter to the notion of a universally applicable theory of sacrifice, and rather aimed at investigating transformations in sacrificial practices from cross-cultural and transhistorical perspectives. Exploring a broad spectrum of texts, case studies and social practices from Greco-Roman antiquity as well as the Ancient Near East and Egypt to the modern Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia diverging cultural perceptions and definitions of the topic "sacrifice" are examined and thereby new insights into the processes of modification and transformation of sacrificial rituals are gained.
