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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Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Departamento de Historia. Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente
2021
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| Sumario: | 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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