Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition.

Human Sacrifice in Jewish and Christian Tradition.

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...

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Main Author: Karin Finsterbusch; Armin Lange

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2006.

Series: Numen Book Series 112.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

Subjects:

Child sacrifice in the Bible.
Child sacrifice > Judaism.
Child sacrifice > Christianity.
Euthanasia.

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Call Number: BS680.C45 H86 2007

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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
ISBN:9789047409403