Greek and Roman animal sacrifice

Greek and Roman animal sacrifice ancient victims, modern observers / [electronic resource] : edited by Christopher A. Faraone and F.S. Naiden. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge UP, 2012. - 1 online resource : ill.

Proceedings of a conference held Apr. 2008 at the Franke Institute for the Humanities, University of Chicago.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From Bergaigne to Meuli: how animal sacrifice became a hot topic / Bruce Lincoln -- One generation after Burkert and Girard: where are the great theories? / Fritz Graf -- Blessed are the parasites / F.S. Naiden -- Roman animal sacrifice and the system of being / John Scheid -- Sacrificing stones: on some sculpture, mostly Athenian / Richard Neer -- Sacrifice in Roman art / Jaś Elsner -- Animal sacrifice in comedy: an alternative point of view / James Redfield -- Animal sacrifice in Greek tragedy: ritual, metaphor, problematizations / Albert Henrichs.

9781139336826 (electronic bk.) 1139336827 (electronic bk.)


Animal sacrifice--History--Greece--To 1500--Congresses.
Animal sacrifice--History--Rome--To 1500--Congresses.
Divination--History--Greece--To 1500--Congresses.
Divination--History--Rome--To 1500--Congresses.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism
RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology


Greece--Religious life and customs--Congresses.
Rome--Religious life and customs--Congresses.


Electronic books.

BL795.S25

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