Sacrifice Info

: Proposed by Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, this suggests sacrifice began as a gift to deities to secure favor or minimize hostility.

: William Robertson Smith argued that the original motive was to foster communion among group members and their god through a shared sacrificial meal. Sacrifice

: Some anthropologists view it as a "cosmic debt-payment" or "buying" divine goodwill to resolve crises like crop failure. : Proposed by Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, this