The strange world of human sacrifice / edited by Jan N. Bremmer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bremmer, Jan N.

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Faculteit der Godgeleerdheid.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in the history and anthropology of religion ; 1.

Studies in the history and anthropology of religion ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human sacrifice--History--Congresses.

Human sacrifice.

Human sacrifice--Comparative studies--Congresses.

History.

Genre:

Comparative studies.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lueven, Belgium ; Dudley, MA : Peeters, 2007.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

"The international conference that formed the basis of this book was organised by the research group 'Religious Symbols' and took place at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in the winter of 2004."--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789042918436

9042918438

OCLC:

148765898