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Dying for the Gods : Human Sacrifice in Iron Age and Roman Europe by Miranda Aldhouse Green (2002, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTempus

ISBN-100752425285

ISBN-139780752425283

eBay Product ID (ePID)102858855

Product Key Features

Book TitleDying for the Gods : Human Sacrifice in Iron Age and Roman Europe

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicAncient / Rome, Ethnic & Tribal, History, Anthropology / General, Customs & Traditions

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Social Science, History

AuthorMiranda Aldhouse Green

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight20 oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal203.4209014

SynopsisSacrifice, like death, is one of the great taboo subjects of modern society. The notion that human sacrifice, murder most horrid and even cannibalism could be considered a most holy act is almost inconceivable.Yet the evidence for human sacrifice in north-west Europe, deriving from both archaeology and the testimony of Classical writers of the first centuries BC/AD, has to be confronted. This is the challenge of this original, but often disturbing, book. Brings together a wealth of archaeological, anthropological and historical evidence that has not been previously available is a valuable asset to scholars., Brings together a wealth of archaeological, anthropological and historical evidence that has not been previously available and is a valuable asset to scholars., Sacrifice, like death, is one of the great taboos of modern society. The notion that human sacrifice, and even cannibalism, could be considered a most holy act is almost inconceivable. Yet the evidence for human sacrifice in northwest Europe, deriving from both archaeology and the testimony of Classical writers of the first centuries BC and AD, has to be confronted. Professor Green puts forward some reasons for ritual murder and shows how the multiple deposits of bog-bodies at sites like Tollund and Lindow illustrate the importance of place in the sacrificial rite. She also highlights the essential role of the priesthood in sacrificial murder.