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Record Nr.

UNISA996204970603316

Autore

Petropoulou M.-Z

Titolo

Animal sacrifice in ancient Greek religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC--AD 200 [[electronic resource] /] / Maria-Zoe Petropoulou

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2008

ISBN

0-19-963935-3

1-281-85257-0

9786611852573

0-19-152735-1

1-4356-4239-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Oxford classical monographs

Disciplina

203.4

Soggetti

Sacrifice - History

Animal sacrifice - History

Animals - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-319) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Approaching the Issue of Sacrifice; 2. Greek Animal Sacrifice in the Period 100 BC-AD 200; 3. From Greek Religion to Judaism: A Bridge; 4. Jewish Animal Sacrifice in the Period 100 BC-AD 200; 5. A Bridge Linking Greek Religion and Judaism to Christianity; 6. Christians and Animal Sacrifice in the Period up to AD 200; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; Index of Greek Terms; General Index

Sommario/riassunto

A study of animal sacrifice within Greek paganism, Judaism, and Christianity during the period of their interaction between about 100 BC and AD 200. After a vivid account of the realities of sacrifice in the Greek East and in the Jerusalem Temple (up to AD 70), Maria-Zoe Petropoulou explores the attitudes of early Christians towards this practice. Contrary to other studies in this area, she demonstrates that the process by which Christianity finally separated its own cultic codefrom the strong tradition of animal sacrifice was a slow and difficult one. Petropoulou places special emphasis on th