From snout to tail : Exploring the Greek sacrificial animal from the literary, epigraphical, iconographical, archaeological, and zooarchaeological evidence / edited by Jan-Mathieu Carbon, Gunnel Ekroth

Animal sacrifice fundamentally informed how the ancient Greeks defined themselves, their relation to the divine, and the structure of their society. Adopting an explicitly cross-disciplinary perspective, the present volume explores the practical execution and complex meaning of animal sacrifice with...

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Superior document:Skrifter utgivna av Svenska Institutet i Athen. 4° 60
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Place / Publishing House:2024
Language:English
Series:Skrifter utgivna av Svenska Institutet i Athen. 4° 60
Physical Description:270 Seiten; Illustrationen, Diagramme, eine Karte; 28 cm
Notes:Enthält Literaturangaben
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Summary:Animal sacrifice fundamentally informed how the ancient Greeks defined themselves, their relation to the divine, and the structure of their society. Adopting an explicitly cross-disciplinary perspective, the present volume explores the practical execution and complex meaning of animal sacrifice within ancient Greek religion (c. 1000 BC-AD 200).[Bokinfo]
ISBN:9789179160692
9179160697
ac_no:AC17262184
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Jan-Mathieu Carbon, Gunnel Ekroth