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Religious studies

the thesis, from Burkert, that Greek sacrificial ritual derives from the hunter's killing and the guilt and solidarity it produced.

In religious studies, homo necans refers to the thesis, from Burkert, that Greek sacrificial ritual derives from the hunter's killing and the guilt and solidarity it produced. This meaning comes from Burkert (1972/1983) in Homo necans.[1]

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References

Burkert, W. (1983). Homo necans: The anthropology of ancient Greek sacrificial ritual and myth (P. Bing, Trans.). University of California Press. (Original work published 1972) ISBN 9780520036505

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