Smoke Signals for the Gods: Ancient Greek Sacrifice from the Archaic Through Roman Periods

Smoke Signals for the Gods: Ancient Greek Sacrifice from the Archaic Through Roman Periods
ISBN-10
0190232714
ISBN-13
9780190232719
Category
History
Pages
442
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
F. S. Naiden

Description

Drawing on a wealth of sources, Smoke Signals for the Gods provides a complete picture of ancient animal sacrifice.

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