ANIMAL SACRIFICE IN THE ANCIENT GREEK WORLD by (Editor), Ian Rutherford

ISBN: "9780521191036

Cambridge University Press,  20 September 2017

Hardcover 348 pages

Animal sacrifice was the central act in all ancient Mediterranean religions, but the unique features of Greek practice continue to challenge modern interpreters.

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Book Description
Experts in Greek language, literature and material culture re-examine the role of animal sacrifice in Greek life across the Mediterranean.

About the Author
Sarah Hitch has held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at Corpus Christi College where she is now the Associate Director of the Centre for the Study of Greek and Roman Antiquity. She has researched and published widely on various aspects of Greek religion.

Ian Rutherford is Professor of Greek at the University of Reading. He is one of the foremost experts on ancient religion and has published widely on the topic, including his recent monograph State Pilgrims and Sacred Observers in Ancient Greece (Cambridge, 2013).