Die hebräische Bibel stellt den König Manasse als die verabscheuungswürdigste Person und das Opfern von Kindern als die anstößigste Praxis innerhalb der Geschichte "Israels" dar. Die Autorin vertritt die These, dass geschichtlich gesehen weder die Person des Königs noch das Opfe…
Uses an ethnographic example of ritual violence to illuminate cultural expression more widely and thereby reformulate anthropological and historical approaches to warfare and violence.
The near sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity. This book explores how this notion of child sacrifice constitutes an overlooked bond between the two religions.
"The near sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity. This book explores how this notion of child sacrifice constitutes an overlooked bond between the two religions."--
"The near sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity. This book explores how this notion of child sacrifice constitutes an overlooked bond between the two religions."--
Die hebräische Bibel stellt den König Manasse als die verabscheuungswürdigste Person und das Opfern von Kindern als die anstößigste Praxis innerhalb der Geschichte "Israels" dar. Die Autorin vertritt die These, dass geschichtlich gesehen weder die Person des Königs noch das Opfe…
"This introduction to the Mexica (or Aztec) cosmos explores sacrifice as both the foundation for and an ethical response to existence in the richly textured world of sixteenth-century Mexico. Drawing on archaeological remains, sculptures, pictorial and calendrical codices, and o…
"This introduction to the Mexica (or Aztec) cosmos explores sacrifice as both the foundation for and an ethical response to existence in the richly textured world of sixteenth-century Mexico. Drawing on archaeological remains, sculptures, pictorial and calendrical codices, and o…
