TLS - Concept: HUMAN SACRIFICE

HUMAN SACRIFICE

SACRIFICE OF HUMANS BY HUMANS.

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SACRIFICE　RITUAL in the form of GIVING gifts to DEITIES. (anc: 14/0, child: 4)
RITUAL　TYPICALLY COMPLEX SHOULD:obligatory PUBLIC CUSTOM. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
CUSTOM　REPEATED ACT CONFORMING to what is a COMMON RULE in one's GROUP. (anc: 12/0, child: 4)

Encyclopedia of Religion ( JONES 2005) p.

Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography ( ROBERTS 1998) p. 666

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HUMAN SACRIFICE

SACRIFICE OF HUMANS BY HUMANS.

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