“Bloodless Sacrifice”: A Note on Greek Cultic Language in the Imperial Era

<p>The phrase θυσία ἀναίμακτος emerged only in the Imperial period, and in both pagan and Christian authors it tends to be associated with the ideal of the absence of war.</p>

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Main Author: Benedikt Eckhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2014-05-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15011
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