TY - BOOK AU - Hughes,Dennis D. TI - Human sacrifice in ancient Greece SN - 0203326652 AV - BL795.H83 H84 1991eb U1 - 393 20 PY - 1991/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Human sacrifice KW - Greece KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Death & Dying KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Religion KW - Cultuurgeschiedenis KW - gtt KW - Griekse oudheid KW - Riten KW - Beeldvorming KW - Mensenoffers KW - Archeologische vondsten KW - Historia antiga KW - grecia (religiao, mitologia) KW - larpcal KW - Religiao da antiguidade KW - Ritos KW - Cerimonias religiosas KW - Sacrifice humain KW - Grèce KW - Menschenopfer KW - gnd KW - Religion grecque KW - ram KW - Antiquité KW - Sacrifice KW - Sacrifice humain - Grèce KW - swd KW - Griechenland KW - Altertum KW - Moeurs et coutumes KW - Grèce - Religion KW - Griechenland (Altertum) KW - Humans KW - Sacrifices KW - History KW - Electronic books N1 - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1986; Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-277)-and indexes; 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=79940 ER -