Animal sacrifice in ancient Greek religion, Judaism, and Christianity, 100 BC--AD 200 /

A study of animal sacrifice within Greek paganism, Judaism, and Christianity during the period of their interaction between about 100 BC and AD 200. After a vivid account of the realities of sacrifice in the Greek East and in the Jerusalem Temple (up to AD 70), Maria-Zoe Petropoulou explores the att...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Petropoulou, M.-Z
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Zusammenfassung:
A study of animal sacrifice within Greek paganism, Judaism, and Christianity during the period of their interaction between about 100 BC and AD 200. After a vivid account of the realities of sacrifice in the Greek East and in the Jerusalem Temple (up to AD 70), Maria-Zoe Petropoulou explores the attitudes of early Christians towards this practice. Contrary to other studies in this area, she demonstrates that the process by which Christianity finally separated its own cultic codefrom the strong tradition of animal sacrifice was a slow and difficult one. Petropoulou places special emphasis on th
Umfang:
1 online resource (349 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-319) and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-963935-3
1-281-85257-0
9786611852573
0-19-152735-1
1-4356-4239-2
Schlagworte:
Sacrifice > History.
Animal sacrifice > History.
Animals > Religious aspects.
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