Understanding Religious Sacrifice: A Reader - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0826448801 ISBN 13: 9780826448804

Casa editrice: Continuum, 2003

Riassunto

This volume provides a thorough introduction to the major classic and modern writings dealing with religious sacrifice. Collected here are twenty five influential selections, each with a brief introduction addressing the overall framework and assumptions of its author. As they present different theories and examples of sacrifice, these selections also discuss important concepts in religious studies such as the origin of religion, totemism, magic, symbolism, violence, structuralism and ritual performance. Students of comparative religion, ritual studies, the history of religions, the anthropology of religion and theories of religion will particularly value the historical organization and thematic analyses presented in this collection.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jeffrey Carter is Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Continuum
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0826448801
• ISBN 13: 9780826448804
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 480
• Redattore: Carter Jeffrey