Human sacrifice in ancient Greece / / Dennis D. Hughes

• Autore: Hughes Dennis D. <1951, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1991
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 393
• Soggetto topico: Human sacrifice - Greece
• Soggetto geografico: Greece Religion
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1986.; Reprinted 2000.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Sacrifice and ritual killing: terminology and types; 2 Archaeological evidence; 3 Funerary ritual killing in Greek literature and history; 4 Human sacrifice in Greek myth, cult, and history; 5 The pharmakos and related rites; 6 Strangers in a strange land: the Locrian maiden tribute; 7 Conclusion; Appendix A Cut marks and mass burials; Appendix B Pylos tablet Tn 316; Notes; Bibliography; Index locorum; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: Numerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices and other forms of ritual killing: in 480 BC Themistocles sacrifices three Persian captives to Dionysus; human scapegoats called pharmakoi are expelled yearly from Greek cities, and according to some authors they are killed; Locrin girls are hunted down and slain by the Trojans; on Mt Lykaion children are sacrificed and consumed by the worshippers; and many other texts report human sacrifices performed regularly in the cult of the gods or during emergencies such as war and plague. Archaeologists have frequently proposed human sacrifice as an exp
• Titolo autorizzato: Human sacrifice in ancient Greece
• ISBN: 1-134-96639-3; 1-280-33113-5; 0-203-03283-7; 0-203-32665-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455285203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II