The Pagan World: Ancient Religions before Christianity

Feeding the Gods: Sacrificial Religion

Educational Apr 22, 2021 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E6: From the Mediterranean regions to ancient India, animal sacrifice played a central role in the relationship between people and their gods. Learn about the required elements for a proper honorific, atoning, or sacramental animal sacrifice. Discover the many ways in which the sacrifice benefitted the peoples involved, and what the gods required of the animal.

Educational Apr 22, 2021 29 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2021
Run Time: 29 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.