Symbolic Order: Liminality and Simulation in Human Sacrifice in the Bronze-Age Aegean and Near East
This paper examines engagement with live and dead human bodies through rituals involving human sacrifice in the ancient Aegean and Near East. After a review of the most significant archaeological contexts, properties of liminality and the manipulation of human remains for various types of staging ar...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Philosophy Documentation Center
2014
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Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2014, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 403-432 |
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| Summary: | This paper examines engagement with live and dead human bodies through rituals involving human sacrifice in the ancient Aegean and Near East. After a review of the most significant archaeological contexts, properties of liminality and the manipulation of human remains for various types of staging are discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-6808 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and violence
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/jrv20153101 |