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The Christian rejection of animal sacrifice /

Sacrifice dominated the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean world for millennia, but its role and meaning changed dramatically with the rise of Christianity. Ullucci explores this transformation, in the process demonstrating the complexity of the concept of sacrifice in Roman, Greek, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ullucci, Daniel C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Animal sacrifice > History of doctrines > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianity and other religions > Rome.
Rome > Religious life and customs.
Christian sociology > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Christianisme > Relations > Rome.
Sociologie religieuse > Christianisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
RELIGION > Christian Rituals & Practice > Sacraments.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Christian sociology > Early church
Christianity
Interfaith relations
Rome (Empire)
30-600
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Sacrifice dominated the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean world for millennia, but its role and meaning changed dramatically with the rise of Christianity. Ullucci explores this transformation, in the process demonstrating the complexity of the concept of sacrifice in Roman, Greek, and Jewish religion.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 227 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199791729
0199791724