The present monograph is the first, since 1848, to be entirely devoted to the study of the cereal offerings. Its purpose is to attract attention to a form of sacrifice which was largely neglected and solely considered as an appendix to the animal sacrifice. The study of their substance, ritual and the circumstances in which the cereal offerings are brought to God demonstrates their great complexity as well as their specific function. His vegetarian utopia has led P to give the cereal offerings a prominent place among the sacrifices. A similar appreciation of the cereal offerings is also...
The present monograph is the first, since 1848, to be entirely devoted to the study of the cereal offerings. Its purpose is to attract attention to a ...
Study of the various types of sacrifices, their material and ritual in the different sacrificial systems, and the social function of the sacrificial cult, with a sketch of its evolution towards spiritualisation and sacramentalisation.
Study of the various types of sacrifices, their material and ritual in the different sacrificial systems, and the social function of the sacrificial c...