Topic: 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th century)

Topic: 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Religious sacrifices across various cultures and contexts sparked widespread interest in Early Modern Europe. As Christianity expanded into regions inhabited by "infidels" and "pagans", Europeans encountered a diverse array of sacrificial customs, ranging from the Sati rituals in India to the Aztec sacrifices in the Americas. This cross-cultural exposure captivated a wide audience, including theologians, philosophers, political thinkers, antiquarians, orientalists, missionaries, poets, artists, and even the general public. These encounters broadened the European understanding of sacrifice and led to a critical reassessment of classical and biblical sacrificial rites. This section includes:

Sources: A selection of early modern printed materials, which include descriptions of the Americas, Asia, and Africa, alongside antiquarian and philological studies on religious sacrifice in classical antiquity and beyond. It also presents early modern works of ethnological observations and the first attempts to compare different sacrificial practices in various traditions and contexts, laying the groundwork for disciplines like the history of religions and anthropology.
Iconographic Representations: A rich collection of images from the 16^th to 18^th centuries, illustrating a range of sacrificial rituals and practices as seen in different cultural and geographical contexts.
Related Bibliography: An extensive bibliography spanning scholarly works from the 19^th to 21^st centuries, providing contemporary analyses and interpretations of these early studies and observations.

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Evans-Pritchard, E. E.

Some Features and Forms of Nuer Sacrifice

in: Africa, v. 21 (1951), issue : pp.112-121.

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Evans-Pritchard, E. E.

The Sacrificial Role of Cattle among the Nuer

in: Africa, v. 23 (1953), issue : pp.181-198.

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan

The Meaning of Sacrifice among the Nuer

in: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, v. 84 (1954), issue : pp.21-33.

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Africa

Evans-Pritchard, Edward Evan

Theories of Primitive Religion

Oxford: Clarendon, 1965.

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Fabre, P.-A.; Lavenia, V. - Pavone, S. (Eds.)

Le sacrifice de Noé: situation, interprétations

in: Sacrificio: questioni, interpretazioni, comparazioni [Storicamente, special issue], v. 18 (2022), issue 44: pp.https://storicamente.org/fabre_sacrifice_noe.

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century)

Fabricius, Johann Albert