Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions

by Walter Burkert and BURKERT WALTER

Book Overview

Sacrifice--ranging from the sacrifice of virgins to circumcision to giving up what is most valued--is essential to all religions. Could there be a natural, even biological, reason for these practices? Something that might explain why religions of so many different cultures share so many rituals and concepts? In this extraordinary book, one of the world's leading authorities on ancient religions explores the possibility of natural religion--a religious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674175700
• ISBN13: 9780674175709
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"