Re-reading, and re-re reading Hubert and Mauss and Thames and Hudson. I vote Pure Gold. Would welcome your opinion of them.

If you have trouble following these authors, read all the previous entries on this blog.  You'll be up to speed in no time.


Sacrifice: Its Nature and Function; Hubert and Mauss; Translated from the French by W. D. Halls

The Sacred Executioner: Human Sacrifice And The Legacy of Guilt; Thames and Hudson