Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth
- ISBN-10
- 0520058755
- ISBN-13
- 9780520058750
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 334
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1983
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Walter Burkert
Description
"A milestone, not only in the field of classics but in the wider field of the history of religion. . . . It will find a place alongside the works of Jane Ellen Harrison, Sir James George Frazer, Claude Levi-Strauss, and van Gennep."—Wendy Flaherty, Divinity School, University of Chicago "This book is a professional classic, an absolute must for any serious student of Greek religion."—Albert Henrichs, Harvard University
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