The Value of a Human Life: Ritual Killing and Human Sacrifice in Antiquity Inneme Karel
Throughout the millennia and all over the world people have been killed by others, not only in wars and as a result of murders, but also in a ritualized way, often called human sacrifice. Much has…
Specifikacia The Value of a Human Life: Ritual Killing and Human Sacrifice in Antiquity Inneme Karel
Throughout the millennia and all over the world people have been killed by others, not only in wars and as a result of murders, but also in a ritualized way, often called human sacrifice. Much has been written about this, and research and discussion about ritual killing continue. This book offers contributions to this on-going discussion, by a re-evaluation of the term human sacrifice, arguing that not all forms of ritual killing can be considered to be sacrificial.Experts from different disciplines present new insights into the subject of ritual homicide in various regions of the ancient world. Various aspects of the phenomenon are discussed, such as offering humans to gods, making servants accompany their masters into the hereafter, and ritual killing in connection with execution of criminals and captives.While in some cultures ritual killing was accepted, others