Topic: 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th 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 16th to 18th 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 19th to 21st centuries, providing contemporary analyses and interpretations of these early studies and observations.
Zur Analyse des Sündopfergesetzes
in: Verbannung und Heimkehr: Beiträge zur Geschichte und Theologie Israels im 6. und 5. Jahrhundert, pp. 39-50
Tübingen: Mohr , 1961.
1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century)
Edible Gods and the Anthropology of Sacrifice
in: Sacrifice and Conversion in the Early Modern Atlantic, pp. 139-182
Florence: Harvard University Press- Villa I Tatti, 2022.
Cultural resistance and the visual image : the case of Dura Europos
in: Classical Philology, v. 96 (2001), issue 3: pp.269-304.
Taming of supernatural entities and animal sacrifice. The synthesis of Tibetan Buddhism and local shamanistic traditions in Northern Sikkim (India)
in: Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines, v. (2019), issue : pp.http://journals.openedition.org/emscat/3915.
Slaughter
in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, pp. 54-56ONLINE: https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-the-quran/slaughter-EQCOM_00186
Brill: Leiden, 2006.
La sunna du sacrifice: les recommandations d’Ibn al-Ḥāğğ al-ʿAbdarī
in: Revue des Études Islamiques, v. 50 (1982), issue : pp.251-255.
Il Culto del “Beato” Simonino e la Sua Prima Diffusione in Italia
in: Il Principe Vescovo Johannes Hinderbach (1465-1486) Fra Tardo Medioevo e Umanesimo: Atti del Convegno Promosso Dalla Biblioteca Comunale di Trento, 2-6 Ottobre 1989
Bologna: Edizioni Dehoniane, 1992.
Some Features and Forms of Nuer Sacrifice
in: Africa, v. 21 (1951), issue : pp.112-121.
The Sacrificial Role of Cattle among the Nuer
in: Africa, v. 23 (1953), issue : pp.181-198.
The Meaning of Sacrifice among the Nuer
in: Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, v. 84 (1954), issue : pp.21-33.
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.
L’ostilità antiebraica nel mondo cattolico: un percorso storiografico e politico
in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi, v. 37 (2020), issue 1: pp.225-264.
Infamanti dicerie. La prima autodifesa ebraica dall’accusa del sangue
Bologna: Edizioni Dehoniane, 2014.
Seeing Religion: Religious Diversity and Urbanity
in: Religion and Urbanity Database, pp. Open access
Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022.
Consecration of Animals
in: Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, pp. 401-404ONLINEhttps://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-the-quran/consecration-of-animals-EQCOM_00040
Brill: Leiden, 2001.
Greek and Roman Animal Sacrifice: Ancient Victims, Modern Observers
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
“Searching for the New”: Later Safavid Painting and the “Suz u Gawdaz” (“Burning and Melting”) by Nau’i Khabushani
in: The Journal of the Walters Art Museum, v. 59 (2001), issue : pp.115–130.