Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions (Revised) by Walter Burkert

Creation of the Sacred: Tracks of Biology in Early Religions (Revised)

Walter Burkert

272 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history religion science informative reflective medium-paced
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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 ...

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