Hughes, Dennis D.,  1951- <br/><br/>
Human sacrifice in ancient Greece / 
Dennis D. Hughes. 
 - London ;  New York :  Routledge,  1991. 
 - 1 online resource (xiv, 301 pages) 
<br/><br/> Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1986. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-277)-and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0203326652 9780203326657 0203032837 9780203032831 9780415034838 0415034833 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human sacrifice--Greece.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Death & Dying.<br/>Human sacrifice.<br/>Religion.<br/>Cultuurgeschiedenis.<br/>Griekse oudheid.<br/>Riten.<br/>Beeldvorming.<br/>Mensenoffers.<br/>Archeologische vondsten.<br/>Historia antiga--grecia (religiao, mitologia)<br/>Religiao da antiguidade.<br/>Ritos.<br/>Cerimonias religiosas.<br/>Sacrifice humain--Grèce.<br/>Menschenopfer<br/>Religion grecque.<br/>Sacrifice humain--Grèce--Antiquité.<br/>Sacrifice--Grèce.<br/>Sacrifice humain - Grèce.<br/>Menschenopfer.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Greece--Religion.<br/>Greece.<br/>Grèce--Religion.<br/>Griechenland<br/>Grèce--Moeurs et coutumes.<br/>Grèce - Religion.<br/>Griechenland (Altertum)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Humans  Sacrifices  History Greece 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL795.H83  / H84 1991eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>393