num_pages: 390
description: s/t: : Interpretationen Altgriechischer Opferriten &amp; Mythen 2 Um Ein Nachwort Erweiterte AuflageBlood sacrifice, the ritual slaughter of animals, has been basic to religion through history, so that it survives in spiritualized form even in Christianity. How did this violent phenomenon achieve the status of the sacred? This question is examined in Walter Burkert's famous study.
language: German
title: Homo Necans
titlecomplete: Homo Necans (Religionsgeschichtliche Versuche & Vorarbeiten 32)
genres: History, Classics, Mythology, Anthropology, Greece, Philosophy, Religion, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 144
awards: name: Richard M. Weaver Award
category: Scholarly Letters
publisher: Walter de Gruyter Inc