Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition

Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 9789047409403
ISBN-13 : 904740940X
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Book Synopsis Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition by : Karin Finsterbusch

Download or read book Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition written by Karin Finsterbusch and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume asks to which extent ancient practices and traditions of human sacrifice are reflected in medieval and modern Judeo-Christian times. The first part of the volume, on antiquity, focuses on rituals of human sacrifice and polemics against it, as well as on transformations of human sacrifice in the Israelite-Jewish and Christian cultures, while the Ancient Near East and ancient Greece are not excluded. The second part of the volume, on medieval and modern times, discusses human sacrifice in Jewish and Christian traditions as well as the debates about euthanasia and death penalty in the Western world.


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