Understanding Religious Sacrifice A Reader
Understanding Religious Sacrifice: A Reader by Jeffrey Carter, published by Bloomsbury Academic on March 31, 2003, is a comprehensive collection that introduces readers to significant classic and modern writings on the topic of religious sacrifice. This edition spans 467 pages and is presented in English, offering a structured overview of various theories and examples of sacrifice while addressing the frameworks and assumptions of each author.
Readers will find twenty-five influential selections that delve into key concepts in religious studies, including the origin of religion, totemism, magic, and ritual performance. The book is particularly beneficial for students engaged in comparative religion, ritual studies, and the anthropology of religion, as it provides historical organization and thematic analyses that enhance understanding of customs and traditions related to sacrifice.
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This volume provides a thorough introduction to the major classic and modern writings dealing with religious sacrifice. Collected here are twenty five influential selections, each with a brief introduction addressing the overall framework and assumptions of its author. As they present different theories and examples of sacrifice, these selections also discuss important concepts in religious studies such as the origin of religion, totemism, magic, symbolism, violence, structuralism and ritual performance. Students of comparative religion, ritual studies, the history of religions, the anthropology of religion and theories of religion will particularly value the historical organization and thematic analyses presented in this collection.
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