Creation of the Sacred
Tracks of Biology in Early Religions
by Walter Burkert
255 pages· ISBN 9780674175709
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Sacrifice is essential to all religions. Could there be a natural, even biological, reason? Why are sacrifice and numerous other religious rituals and concepts shared by so many different cultures? In this extraordinary book, one of the world's leading authorities on ancient religions explores the possibility of natural religion.
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