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The principle of sacrifice is as old as human life itself. This book provides an overview of sacrificial practices around the world since prehistoric times. It also examines the reasons behind these rituals, and in the case of human sacrifice an attempt is made to understand the mentality of the 'victims' who often willingly went to their deaths.
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Sources
Chapter 1
1. Frazer 228–53
2. Hubert & Mauss 2: 19–25
3. Ibid. 1:9
Chapter 2
1. Rudgley 221
2. Ibid. 223
3. Ibid. 216
Chapter 3
1. Frazer 266–8
2. 2 Kings 3:27
3. Ibid. 3: 24–7
4. Woolley (Ur of the Chaldees: Excavations at Ur)
5. Exodus 20:5
6. Genesis 22:9
7. Jeremiah 19:4–7
8. Numbers 8–17
9. Isaiah 66:3
10. Leviticus 1:4–9
11. Judges 11:31
12. Ibid. 11:34–5
13: Numbers 8:18
14. Numbers 16: 28–35
15. Samuel 15:22–3; Hosea 6:6; Amos 5: 21–5
16. Psalms 51:16–17
Chapter 4
1. Sauneron 144–5
2. Johnson 62
3. Ibid. 35
4. Davies/Friedman 187
5. Ibid. 188
6. Herodotus 94
7. Johnson 222
8. Herodotus 93–4
9. Ibid. 95–6
Chapter 5
1. Freeman 134–6
2. Jones/Pennick 12–14
3. Freeman 136–7
4. Cotterell 339
5. Hornblower/Spawforth 630–1
Chapter 6
1. Tertulli...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- One: The Nature of Sacrifice: An Overview
- Two: The Birth of Belief: Sacrifice in Prehistory
- Three: The Wrath of Yahweh: The Bible Lands
- Four: In Search of the Sun: Ancient Egypt
- Five: A Classic Approach: Greece and Rome
- Six: Twilight of the Gods: Northern Europe
- Seven: Heart of the Matter: Central and South America
- Eight: A Darker Continent: Africa
- Nine: A Sacred Profusion: The Indian Subcontinent
- Ten: Steppes to Salvation: Central Asia and China
- Eleven: Invite to a Cook-Out: The Pacific Islands
- Twelve: New Age, New Fears: A Modern Perspective
- Sources
- Bibliography