The Value of a Human Life - Innemée Karel
Ritual Killing and Human Sacrifice in Antiquity
KORTE INHOUD
Throughout the millennia and all over the world people have been killed by others, not only in wars and as a result of murders, but also in a ritualised way, often called human sacrifice. Much has been written about this, and research and discussion about ritual killing continue. This book offers contributions to this on-going discussion, by a re-evaluation of the term human sacrifice, arguing that not all forms of ritual killing can be considered to be sacrificial.
Experts from different disciplines present new insights into the subject of ritual homicide in various regions of the ancient world. Various aspects of the phenomenon are discussed, such as offering humans to gods, making servants accompany their masters into the hereafter, and ritual killing in connection with execution of criminals and captives.
While in some cultures ritual killing was accepted, others would consider it a symptom of barbarism and would use it as a reason or pretext for hostility, war, or genocide. Thus the Romans justified the vi...
Experts from different disciplines present new insights into the subject of ritual homicide in various regions of the ancient world. Various aspects of the phenomenon are discussed, such as offering humans to gods, making servants accompany their masters into the hereafter, and ritual killing in connection with execution of criminals and captives.
While in some cultures ritual killing was accepted, others would consider it a symptom of barbarism and would use it as a reason or pretext for hostility, war, or genocide. Thus the Romans justified the vi...
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2021Uitgever: Sidestone PressReeks: Palma160 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9464260564ISBN-13: 9789464260564Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Leiden, 2022. 156p. Richly ills.(B&W as well as full colour photographs). Paperback. Series: Palma, 26. [Antiquarian] [Auteur: INNEMÉE, K.C., (ed.),] [Uitgever: Sidestone Press] [Titel: The Value of a Human Life. Ritual Killing and Human Sacrifice in Antiquity.]
