Animal Sacrifice in Ancient World. Proceedings of the Second and Third Workshops on Sacrifice (Kraków 10–12.02.2017, Changchun 22–24.09.2017)

Edited by Krzysztof Bielawski, Matylda Amat Obryk
ISBN: 978-83-65886-96-5
Wydanie: Warszawa 2019
Oprawa: twarda
Liczba stron: 256

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Table of Contents

Preface

Fred S. Naiden (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Sacrifice, Impiety, and Murder

Ioanna Patera (Jagiellonian University)

Small and Cheap? Sacrifices to Demeter and Kore

Krzysztof Bielawski (Jagiellonian University)

Animal Sacrifice in Greek Tragedy: Pervasive? Corrupted? Perverted?

Fred S. Naiden (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Greek Sacrifice According to the Marmarini Inscription

Krzysztof Bielawski (Jagiellonian University)

Human Sacrifice in Greek Tragedy

Selga Medenieks (Trinity College Dublin)

A Near Eastern Closure Ceremony and the End of a Sacrificial Ritual in Ancient Sardis

Michał Bizoń (Jagiellonian University)

Ancient Philosophers on Sacrifice and the Polis Religion

Matylda Amat Obryk (Heinrich-Heine-Universität)

Bloodless Sacrifice

Eleni Chronopoulou (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Sacrifice in the Magic of the Late Antiquity: Old Theories, New Approaches

Xiuzhi Huang (Ludong University)

The Quest for Legitimacy: Joseon Dynasty’s Reactions to Ming China’s ‛Great Ritual Controversy’

Li Yuan (Northeast Normal University)

Arrangements and Images of the Sacrificial Places in the Imperial Palaces of Ming Dynasty

This second volume of the proceedings is a collection of papers on the subject of sacrifice in the ancient world. It shifts the attention from Ancient Greek sacrifices (that was the topic in the first volume) to those in the whole of Antiquity. Such a perspective seems justified especially taking into account the fact that the sacrificial ritual is a common feature of ancient cultures, and studying it in such a broad, interdisciplinary approach brings us closer to understanding the essence of this phenomenon. We hope that this endeavor of investigating this common anthropological aspect of culture will be continued on the basis of subsequent meetings of researchers from around the world in various scientific disciplines, from philological, historical and religious studies to anthropological and philosophical ones.