Human sacrifice in ancient Greece /

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In this, the first book length study of the subject for 75 years, the author provides a fascinating examination of archaeological and written evidence for the ritual killing of human beings in ancient Greece.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hughes, Dennis D., 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Subjects:
Human sacrifice > Greece.
Sacrifice humain > Grèce.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Death & Dying.
Human sacrifice.
Religion.
Menschenopfer
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Griekse oudheid.
Riten.
Beeldvorming.
Mensenoffers.
Archeologische vondsten.
Historia antiga > grecia (religiao, mitologia)
Religiao da antiguidade.
Ritos.
Cerimonias religiosas.
Religion grecque.
Sacrifice humain > Grèce > Antiquité.
Sacrifice > Grèce.
Greece > Religion.
Grèce > Religion.
Greece.
Griechenland > Altertum
Grèce > Moeurs et coutumes.
Humans > Sacrifices > History
Greece
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Sacrifice and ritual killing: terminology and types; Archaeological evidence; Funerary ritual killing in Greek literature and history; Human sacrifice in Greek myth, cult, and history; The pharmakos and related rites; Strangers in a strange land: the Locrian maiden tribute; Conclusion; Cut marks and mass burials; Pylos tablet Tn 316; Notes; Bibliography; Index locorum; Subject index.

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