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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Carucci, Jacopo (dettoPontormo)

I diecimila martiri, San Maurizio e il massacrodella legione tebana (1528-1530)

from: Catalogo generale dei beni culturali

Galleria palatina, Firenze

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

Keywords: MartyrdomSt. MauriceTen thousand martyrs

Cavazzi da Montecuccolo, Giovanni Antonio

Sacrifices among the Jagas (Sacrificio de Giaghi) (1665-1668)

from: Missione Evangelica al Regno del Congo [Araldi Ms, vol. C]

Gallerie Estensi, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century) 7. Sacrifices of self: Martirology and Catholic global missions (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: AfricaCongoHuman SacrificeKnifePagan Sacrifice

Celesti, Andrea 1637-1711

Jewish Sacrifice

from: Venezia, Chiesa degli Incurabili

Venezia, Gallerie dell'Accademia

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

Keywords: FireJewish PriestJewish Sacrifice

Chaperon, Nicolas

Sacrifice of Noah (1649)

from: Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe, Fondo Nazionale; Pio; volume 8F.PIO

Istituto Centrale per la Grafica

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

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice BibleNoah

Chumnos, Georgios, of Candia

Noah, his family and the animals leave the ark and offer sacrifice to God (1500)

from: Metrical Paraphrase of Genesis and Exodus [Ms Add. 40724, fol. 23]

British Library, London

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

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice BibleFireManuscriptMediterraneanNoah

Cochin, Charles Nicolas (le jeune)

A Jewish priest and high priest preparing to offer a sacrifice (1785)

from: Dandré-Bardon, Michel François, Costume des anciens peuples, a l'usage des artistes / par M. Dandré Bardon ; contenant les usages religieux, civils, domestiques & militaires des Grecs, des Romains, des Israélites & des Hébreux, des Egyptiens, des Perses, des Scythes, des Amazones, des Parthes, des Daces, des Sarmates & autres peuples tant orientaux qu'occidentaux, Paris, A. Jombert, 1784-1786, vol. 3

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

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice EtchingFireIsraelJewish Studies

Cochin, Charles Nicolas (le jeune)

a Jewish priest and high priest preparing to offer a sacrifice (1785)

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

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice CalfIsraelJewish PriestJewish Studies

Cochin, Charles Nicolas (le jeune)

Scene of a sacrifice with a high priest (1785)

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

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice FireIsraelJewish Studies

Coecke van Aelst, Pieter

The Sacrifice of Lystra (1529-1530)

Getty Museum, Los Angeles

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

Keywords: Ancient GreeksBarnabasLystraPagan SacrificeSaint Paul

Collaert, Adriaen - De Vos, Maarten - Galle, Philips 560-1618

Sacrificium sub Lege Naturae, Sacrificium sub Lege Moysis, Sacrificium sub Lege Evangelica (Three representations of sacrifices) (1588)

Royal Library of Belgium (S.IV 86279)

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

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice Christ's SacrificeFireJewish StudiesMassPagan SacrificeSacrifice Compared

Coltzius, Hendrick

Suovetaurilia, the sacrifice of a pig (sus), a sheep (ovis) and a bull (taurus) (1585-1588)

Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen

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

Keywords: Ancient RomansAncient SacrificeAnimal Sacrifice BullSuovetaurilia

Cortona, Pietro da 1596-1669

The sacrifice of Polyxena (1625)

Roma, Musei Capitolini

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

Keywords: Ancient GreekHuman SacrificePolyxenaWomen

Costa, Lorenzo

Giovanni II Bentivoglio and His Family (1488)

Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore, Cappella Bentivolgio, Bologna

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

Keywords: Ancient SacrificesVirgin Mary

Crispijn de Passe 1564-1637

A king sacrifices an animal in front of the statue of Thor (1639)

RKD – Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Animal Sacrifice KingshipNorthern Europe

Crispijn de Passe

Priesteressen doen voorspellingen aan de hand van ingewanden van geofferde mensen (Priestesses make divinations using entrails of sacrificed people) (1639)

Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen , inv./cat.nr Tu 121-3

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

Keywords: Human Sacrifice

Dalzel, Archibad

Victims for Sacrifice (1793)

from: Dalzel, Archibad. The history of Dahomy, an inland Kingdom of Africa, London, T. Spilsbury and Son, 1793

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

Keywords: AfricaHuman SacrificesPagan Sacrifice

David, Jacques-Louis

Andromache Mourning Hector (1783)

Museée du Louvre, Paris

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

Keywords: Ancient GreeksFirePaintingsPolitical Sacrifice

De Bry, Theodor de - White, John

The tomb of the weroans – An Algonquian burial house showing bodies on a raised platform and a priest squatting by a fire beneath the platform. (1590)

from: Thomas Hariot, Wunderbarliche, doch warhafftige Erklärung, von der Gelegenheit vnd Sitten der Wilden in Virginia, Franckfort am Mayn, Wechel-De Bry, 1590, plate 22

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

Keywords: Algonquian peoplesAmericasFireNative Americans

De Ferrari, Gregorio

Episode of Roman History with Iustitia and Prudentia (1711(?))

Musée du Louvre, Paris

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2. Sacrifice and religion: Comparisons, Antiquarians, Anthropology (16^th-18^th Century) 3. Sacrifice and politics (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Ancient RomansAnimal Sacrifice History of Ancient RomePolitical Sacrifice

De Jode, Gerard

Cain murdering Abel (1576)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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

Keywords: Abel and CainBible, Old TestamentEngravingsFire

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