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Abraham's curse : child sacrifice in the legacies of the West / Bruce Chilton.
Van Pelt Library BS1238.S24 C45 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chilton, Bruce.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Isaac (Biblical patriarch)--Sacrifice.
- Isaac.
- Isaac (Biblical patriarch).
- Sacrifice.
- Abraham (Biblical patriarch).
- Abraham.
- Child sacrifice.
- Physical Description:
- 259 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Doubleday, [2008]
- Contents:
- The test
- Sacrificial species, human offerings
- Martyrdom, the Jewish invention
- Blood of the Lamb
- The Son's eternal sacrifice
- Martyrs, in the flesh
- Gnostic laughter, Roman pornography, blood payment
- Taking leave of Moriah
- Ibrahim's sacrificial vision
- Blood harvest
- The long descent.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-243) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780385520270
- 0385520271
- OCLC:
- 157023255
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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