The problem of animal sacrifice -- Animal sacrifice: theory and practice -- Ideal sacrifice vs. the ideal of no sacrifice -- Christian positions on animal sacrifice -- A redescription of early Christian positions on animal sacrifice -- Epilogue: Julian and the rejection of sacrifice
Summary
Sacrifice dominated the religious landscape of the ancient Mediterranean world for millennia, but its role and meaning changed dramatically with the rise of Christianity. Ullucci explores this transformation, in the process demonstrating the complexity of the concept of sacrifice in Roman, Greek, and Jewish religion
