Homo Necans

"A milestone, not only in the field of classics but in the wider field of the history of religion. . . . It will find a place alongside the works of Jane Ellen Harrison, Sir James George Frazer, Claude Levi-Strauss, and van Gennep."—Wendy Flaherty, Divinity School, University of Chicago"This book is a professional classic, an absolute must for any serious student of Greek religion."—Albert Henrichs, Harvard University