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Lifetime:
1834 -
1902
Passed: ≈
122 years ago
Title
Writer
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John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Books by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Human Sacrifice
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Philosophy
Essays
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Religion
Theology
Anthropology
Philosophy
Human Sacrifice
This essay by Lord Acton explores the practice of human sacrifice in various cultures and historical periods. Acton argues that human sacrifice was not always carried out by unfeeling and uncivilized people, but was in some cases the development of a...