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Culture and Sacrifice: Ritual Death in Literature and Opera Hughes, Derek (University of Aberdeen)
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Culture and Sacrifice: Ritual Death in Literature and Opera
Hughes, Derek (University of Aberdeen)
Human sacrifice has fascinated Western writers since the beginnings of European literature. Drawing on sources from literature and music, in this 2007 book Derek Hughes examines the representation of human sacrifice in Western culture from The Iliad to the invasion of Iraq.
326 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 24, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107402911 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 326 |
| Dimensions | 170 × 245 × 19 mm · 572 g |
| Language | English |
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