RT Book
T1 Human sacrifice: archaeological perspectives from around the world
T2 Cambridge elements
T2 Elements in religion and violence
A1 Recht, Laerke
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1066770301
AB Sacrifice is not simply an expression of religious beliefs. Its highly symbolic nature lends itself to various kinds of manipulation by those carrying it out, who may use the ritual in maintaining and negotiating power and identity in carefully staged 'performances'. This Element will examine some of the many different types of sacrifice and ritual killing of human beings through history, from Bronze Age China and the Near East to Mesoamerica to Northern Europe. The focus is on the archaeology of human sacrifice, but where available, textual and iconographic sources provide valuable complements to the interpretation of the material
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jan 2019)
CN GN473.4
SN 9781108610322
K1 Violence
K1 Human Sacrifice
K1 Ritualism
DO 10.1017/9781108610322