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RGVV - 32: Homo Necans

Interpretationen altgriechischer Opferriten und Mythen.

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s/t: Interpretationen altgriechischer Opferriten & Mythen Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.

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RGVV - 32: Homo Necans, Walter Burkert

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Title
RGVV - 32: Homo Necans
Subtitle
Interpretationen altgriechischer Opferriten und Mythen.
Language
German
Publisher
De Gruyter
Released
1972
Format
Hardcover
Pages
368
ISBN10
3110038757
ISBN13
9783110038750
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s/t: Interpretationen altgriechischer Opferriten & Mythen Blood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.