Sacrifice and Sacrament

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Barnes & Noble, 1962 - Sacraments - 319 pages
It is a quarter of a century since I last undertook an investigation of the institution of sacrifice in the light of the anthropological, archaeological and documentary evidence then available. Since then the cultus has constantly been under review. Most modern investigation, especially that into the very closely allied principle of sacrament, has been in terms of Christian theological conceptions and interpretations: this is hardly surprising, since the self-offering of Christ as a propitiatory victim, together with the Incarnation, has always been a cardinal doctrine of a faith finding expression in a sacrificial tradition and a sacramental system. This theological approach has meant that the very considerable literature has largely concentrated on the doctrinal, apologetic and devotional aspects of sacrifice in their Christian manifestations and interpretations, and little, if any, reference has been made to the context in which the institution emerged, and to the long and complex history that lies behind what are, after all, higher and specialized spiritual developments. -- Preface.

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