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100			_a"Green, Miranda Aldhouse"
245		0	_aDying for the gods
260			_aGloucestershire
260			_bTempus
260			_c2002
300			_a224p.
365			_dPND
520			_aSacrifice, like death, is one of the great taboo subjects of modern society. The notion that human sacrifice, murder most horrid and even cannibalism could be considered a most holy act is almost inconceivable. Yet the evidence for human sacrifice in north-west Europe, deriving from both archaeology and the testimony of Classical writers of the first centuries BC/AD, has to be confronted. This is the challenge of this original, but often disturbing, book. Brings together a wealth of archaeological, anthropological and historical evidence that has not been previously available is a valuable asset to scholars.
650			_aHuman sacrifice-Religious aspects
942			_cB _2ddc