Christian rejection of animal sacrifice, the
Auteur :
Ullucci, Daniel C.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199791705
Date de publication :
19 janv. 2012
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,3 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
440 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Sacrifice dominated the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean world for millennia, but its role and meaning changed dramatically with the rise of Christianity. Daniel Ullucci offers a new explanation of this remarkable transformation, in the process demonstrating the complexity of the concept of sacrifice in Roman, Greek, and Jewish religion.