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.
Le sang du sacrifice chez les Soudanais de Wad Madani
in: Sacrifices en Islam: Espaces et temps d'un rituel, pp.
Paris: CNRS, 1999.
A parallel between Indic and Babylonian Sacrificial Ritual
in: Journal of the American Oriental Society, v. 54 (1934), issue 2: pp.107-128.
Sacrifice in Mesopotamia
in: Sacrifice in Religious Experience, pp. 39-48
Leiden: Brill, 2002.
Muhammad and the formation of sacrifice
Frankfurt am Main: PL Academic Research, 2014.
A comparative study of the intended sacrifice of Isaac/Ishmael in the Bible and the Qur’ān
in: Islamic Studies, v. 46 (2007), issue 4: pp.483-498.
Striving in the Path of God. Jihad and Martyrdom in Islamic Thought
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015.
Martyrdom in Islamic thought and practice. A historical survey.
in: Martyrdom and Terrorism. Pre-Modern and Contemporary Perspectives, pp. 40 - 58
Oxford - New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
The Binding of Isaac and Messiah: Law, Martyrdom and Deliverance in Early Rabbinic Religiosity
Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 1988.
War, women, and the state: the politics of sacrifice in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War
in: Journal of Women’s History, v. 26 (2014), issue 3: pp.12-35.
Vendetta, sacrificio e sistema giudiziario in Machiavelli
Stanford: Stanford University, 1997.
Decapitaciones, cefaloforías y otros relatos más o menos hagiográficos
in: Voz y Letra. Revista de Literatura., v. 1 (1990), issue II: pp.185 - 190.
0. General bibliography (19th-21th Century) 2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16th-18th Century) 5. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology and crusades including Reconquista (12th-20th Century) 7. Sacrifices of self: Martirology and Catholic global missions (16th-18th Century)
Sacrifici e banchetti: Bibbia e iscrizioni puniche
in: Sacrificio e società nel mondo antico, pp. 97-122
Roma - Bari: Laterza , 1988.
Tracing the Influence of Ming-Qing Buddhism in Early Modern Japan: Yunqi Zhuhong’s Tract on Refraining from Killing and on Releasing Life and Ritual Animal Releases
in: Religions, v. 12 (2021), issue 889: pp.https://www.mdpi.com/1314476.
Religión, costumbres e historia de los antiguos mexicanos. Libro explicativo del llamado Códice Vaticano A
Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1996.
Sacrifice and Sacrificial Offerings (OT)
in: Anchor Bible Dictionary, pp. 870-886
Yale : Yale University Press, 1992.
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