Dying for the Gods: Human Sacrifice in Iron Age & Roman Europe
by Miranda Aldhouse Green
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Sacrifice, like death, is one of the great taboo subjects of modern society. The notion that human sacrifice, murder most horrid and even cannibalism could be considered a most holy act is almost inconceivable. Yet the evidence for human sacrifice in north-west Europe, deriving from both archaeology and the testimony of Classical writers of the first centuries BC/AD, has to be confronted. This is the challenge of this original, but often disturbing, book. Brings together a wealth of show more archaeological, anthropological and historical evidence that has not been previously available is a valuable asset to scholars. show lessTags
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A very interesting archaeological study of ritual human sacrifice in prehistory. A lot of info on various bog bodies.There's something that becomes apparent as you read the book. A lot of the sacrifices, especially the younger ones, have some sort of deformity or injury, often relating to the spine. I honestly can't recall if I've read this somewhere else before or not. But what strikes me is that, had I lived way back then, I could have been one of those bog bodies. Scoliosis was one of the deformities mentioned (for a sixteen-year-old girl). And one would think this would creep me out, right? Nah. In fact, I was thinking, yeah, it'd be pretty nifty to have people studying my body millennia after my death.
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- Anthropology, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, General Nonfiction
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- 291.340940901 — Religion Other religions [Formerly: General Religious Topics] [formerly: Public worship and other practices. Relocated to 203] [formerly: Sacrifice. Relocated to 203.4]
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- GN473.5 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Anthropology Anthropology Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology Cultural traits, customs, and institutions Intellectual life
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