Animal Killing Practices /

Animal sacrifice has turned up in almost all cultures, from the Hebrews to the Greeks and Romans and from the Aztecs to the Hindus. D Remnants of ancient rituals of animal sacrifice are apparent in many cultures, for example the Spanish bullfights, or kapparos in Judaism, or ritual slaughter procedu...

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Main Author: Ames, Sheena, author 648112
Format: software, multimedia
Language:eng
Published: Delhi, India : The English Press, 2012
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Online Access:http://repository.library.utm.my/id/eprint/3699
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Summary:Animal sacrifice has turned up in almost all cultures, from the Hebrews to the Greeks and Romans and from the Aztecs to the Hindus. D Remnants of ancient rituals of animal sacrifice are apparent in many cultures, for example the Spanish bullfights, or kapparos in Judaism, or ritual slaughter procedures like shechita or dabiḥah in Judaism and Islam, respectively. Animal sacrifices were common throughout the Ancient Near East and throughout Classical Antiquity. The Minoan culture of Phaistos on Crete reveals basins for animal sacrifice dating to the period 2000 to 1700 BC.