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Creation of the sacred : tracks of biology in early religions

by Walter Burkert

This work explores the biological and natural foundations of ancient religious rituals, tracing parallels between animal behaviour and human practices such as sacrifice, guilt, and cosmic hierarchy in early Near Eastern and classical civilisations.

Accession 1204 ISBN 9780674175709 Publisher Harvard University Press
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