La thusia et le partage. Remarques sur la “destruction” par le feu dans le sacrifice grec
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20036414 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jesper Svenbro (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 217-225 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | La cuisine et l'autel (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brepols Publishers (PUBLISHER • BE) |
| DOI | 10.1484/m.behe-eb.4.00028 |
| OpenAlex | W2536205143 |
| ISBN | 9782503517391 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 2 |
According to G. Ekroth’s forcefully argued thesis (1999), heroes receive thusia sacrifices no less than gods do, as opposed to the common dead. However, G. Ekroth’s term “destruction sacrifice”, used also by Rudhardt and Burkert, should be avoided, as the sacrificial shares intended for the gods, or the heroes, are neither destroyed nor annihilated. They are rather communicated to them by means of combustion, the “smoke” of which (thusia, according to etymology) is the sign of the communion taking place between god (hero) and worshipper. Conversely, the enagismos sacrifice excludes such a communion between the heroes (or deceased humans) receiving it and the living worshippers. Philostratus (Heroicus) is quoted in support of this distinction, whereas a key passage in Herodotus is invoked to reveal the logic of sacrificial combustion
Art · Humanities · Sacrifice · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2019 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |