Homo Necans: The Anthropology of Ancient Greek Sacrificial Ritual and Myth, Walter Burkert's 1983 English translation from University of California Press of his 1972 German study, argues that Greek animal sacrifice preserves the structure and anxiety of an earlier hunting kill. Its strength is that Burkert is one of the most influential twentieth century scholars of Greek religion, and this remains a widely cited standard work. Its limit is that its central hunting hypothesis is one influential theory among others in the study of Greek sacrifice, so a claim resting on it should also be checked against later scholarly responses and alternative theories.
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Walter Burkert's Homo Necans, published in English translation by the University of California Press, is treated at the top tier as academic press scholarship by one of the most influential twentieth century scholars of Greek religion, notwithstanding that its hunting hypothesis remains one theory among others. NotesThe English translation of Burkert's 1972 study, which argues that Greek sacrifice preserves the structure of a hunting kill and the anxiety attached to it.
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AuthorWalter Burkert
PublisherUniversity of California Press
Publication Year1983
Source Typeacademic monograph
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- Deities, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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