Human sacrifice and value : revisiting the limits of sacred violence from an anthropological and archaeological perspective / edited by Matthew J. Walsh, Sean O'Neill, Marianne Moen and Svein H. Gullbekk ; assistant editor: Eva-Johanna Marie Lafuente Nilsson.

"This volume explores concepts of human sacrifice, focusing on its value - or multiplicity of values - in relative cultural and temporal terms, whether sacrifice is expressed in actual killings, in ideas revolving around ritualized, sanctioned, or sanctified violence or loss, or in transformed...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors:	Walsh, Matthew J. (Editor), O'Neill, Sean, Dr (Editor), Moen, Marianne (Editor), Gullbekk, Svein H. (Editor), Nilsson, Eva-Johanna Marie Lafuente (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Series:	Studies in death, materiality and the origin of time.
Subjects:	Human sacrifice. Social values.