Anthropology of religion and covenant theology
The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearings on Scripture
A pioneering anthropological study of the universal human practice of 'blood-brotherhood' and the blood covenant. Trumbull traces the ritual from primitive tribes to the high civilizations of antiquity and finally to its theological fulfillment in the Judeo-Christian tradition. He explores the exchange of blood as a means of creating an indissoluble bond of life-union, providing deep insights into the meaning of sacrifice, atonement, and ritual taboo.
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Contents2 chapters
- 01Chapter xxxvi
- 02chapter xviii
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