Animal Sacrifice in the Ancient Greek World
Animal Sacrifice in the Ancient Greek World
September 2017
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Hardback
9780521191036
Animal sacrifice was the central act in all ancient Mediterranean religions, but the unique features of Greek practice continue to challenge modern interpreters.
- Provides new approaches to and research data specifically on Greek sacrifice
- Adopts an interdisciplinary approach with contributions from experts in language, literature and material culture
- Challenges existing methodologies and explores many new topics
Product details
September 2017Hardback
9780521191036
348 pages
235 × 158 × 20 mm
0.69kg
24 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction Sarah Hitch and Ian Rutherford
- Part I. Victims:
- 1. Bare bones: zooarchaeology and Greek sacrifice Gunnel Ekroth
- 2. Venison for Artemis? The problem of deer sacrifice Jennifer Larson
- 3. Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg? Some thoughts on bird sacrifices in ancient Greece Alexandra Villing
- Part II. Procedure:
- 4. Sacrifice and purification in the Greek world Stella Georgoudi
- 5. 'Polis religion' and sacrificial regulation Fred Naiden
- 6. Meaty perks: epichoric and topological trends Mathieu Carbon
- Part III. Representation:
- 7. Sacrifice and the Homeric hymn to Hermes 112-41 Oliver Thomas
- 8.. Visualising veneration? Images of sacrifice on Greek votive reliefs Anja Kloeckner
- 9. Sacrifice in drama: the flow of liquids Richard Seaford
- Part IV. Margins:
- 10. Animal sacrifice in Hittite Anatolia Alice Mouton
- 11. The reception of Egyptian animal sacrifice in Greek writers: ethnic stereotyping or transcultural discourse? Ian Rutherford
- 12. A quiet slaughter? Julian and the etiquette of public sacrifice Sergio Knipe.
