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portada Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron age & Roman Europe
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Year
2002
Language
English
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
0752425285
ISBN13
9780752425283

Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron age & Roman Europe

Miranda Aldhouse Green (Author) · Tempus · Paperback

Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron age & Roman Europe - Miranda Aldhouse Green

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Synopsis "Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron age & Roman Europe"

Sacrifice, like death, is one of the great taboos of modern society. The notion that human sacrifice, and even cannibalism, could be considered a most holy act is almost inconceivable. Yet the evidence for human sacrifice in northwest Europe, deriving from both archaeology and the testimony of Classical writers of the first centuries BC and AD, has to be confronted. Professor Green puts forward some reasons for ritual murder and shows how the multiple deposits of bog-bodies at sites like Tollund and Lindow illustrate the importance of place in the sacrificial rite. She also highlights the essential role of the priesthood in sacrificial murder.

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