Human ritual killing at Domuztepe and Ur : a bataillan perspective

Abstract: The ritual killing of humans in the ancient Near East has received increased attention in recent years. Material evidence for the practice is commonly interpreted in terms of theories of ritual and sacrifice developed by prominent scholars of comparative religion during the late ninetee...

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Autor principal: Kotzé, Zazharias
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente 2021
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topic CERCANO ORIENTE
ANTIGUO ORIENTE
RITUALES
SACRIFICIO
Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962
spellingShingle CERCANO ORIENTE
ANTIGUO ORIENTE
RITUALES
SACRIFICIO
Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962
Kotzé, Zazharias
Human ritual killing at Domuztepe and Ur : a bataillan perspective
topic_facet CERCANO ORIENTE
ANTIGUO ORIENTE
RITUALES
SACRIFICIO
Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962
description Abstract: The ritual killing of humans in the ancient Near East has received increased attention in recent years. Material evidence for the practice is commonly interpreted in terms of theories of ritual and sacrifice developed by prominent scholars of comparative religion during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Typical interpretive models include communication and communion with supernatural beings and gift exchange as a social and political tool. This article provides a brief overview of these recent trends in the study of human sacrifice in the ancient Near East before turning to George Bataille’s views of the practice in the context of his theories of general economy and religion. It is argued that his notions of expenditure and transgression serve as useful tools for the interpretation of several instances of anthropoctony in the ancient Near East.
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title Human ritual killing at Domuztepe and Ur : a bataillan perspective
title_short Human ritual killing at Domuztepe and Ur : a bataillan perspective
title_full Human ritual killing at Domuztepe and Ur : a bataillan perspective
title_fullStr Human ritual killing at Domuztepe and Ur : a bataillan perspective
title_full_unstemmed Human ritual killing at Domuztepe and Ur : a bataillan perspective
title_sort human ritual killing at domuztepe and ur : a bataillan perspective
publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente
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