Greek and Roman Animal Sacrifice

Ancient Victims, Modern Observers
Herausgeber: Faraone, Christopher A; Naiden, F S

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sacrifice was a central part of Greek and Roman religion, and this volume explores many aspects of it. The book will be indispensable for scholars in all fields of ancient civilization, for teachers of Classical religion and for all those interested in contemporary interpretation of the Classics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 223
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 151mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9781108456524
• ISBN-10: 1108456529
• Artikelnr.: 50757255

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Christopher A. Faraone and F. S. Naiden; Part I. Modern
Historiography: 1. From Bergaigne to Meuli: how animal sacrifice became a
hot topic Bruce Lincoln; 2. One generation after Burkert and Girard: where
are the great theories? Fritz Graf; Part II. Greek and Roman Practice: 3.
Blessèd are the parasites F. S. Naiden; 4. Roman sacrifice and the system
of being John Scheid; Part III. Visual Representation: 5. Sacrificing
stones: on some sculpture, mostly Athenian Richard Neer; 6. Sacrifice in
late Roman art Jas Elsner; Part IV. Literary Representation: 7. Animal
sacrifice and comedy James Redfield; 8. Animal sacrifice in Greek tragedy:
ritual, metaphor, problematizations Albert Henrichs; Afterword Clifford
Ando.