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1	Demon Lord of Karanda more books like this by David Eddings add to wishlist As the third installment of the sword-and-sorcery epic the Malloreon opens, Garion and his friends have been captured by the powerful Emperor of Mallorea, 'Zakath, who gives little credence to their quest. Worse, the Emperor's attention is distracted by a conflict with the neighboring land of Cthol Murgos and by rumors of demons being raised ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sacrifice more books like this by S J Bolton add to wishlist Moving to remote Shetland has been unsettling enough for consultant surgeon Tora Hamilton; even before the gruesome discovery she makes one rain-drenched Sunday afternoon ...Deep in the peat soil of her field she is shocked to find the perfectly preserved body of a young woman, a gaping hole in her chest where her heart has been brutally removed. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Malloreon Volume Two more books like this by David Eddings add to wishlist Here is the epic conclusion of David Eddings's enthralling series The Malloreon-two magnificent novels in one volume. This monumental fantasy follows the story of two age-old opposing destinies locked in a seven-thousand-year war for control of the world, its gods, and its men. Indeed the victor will determine nothing less than the fate of all ... see all copies from $10.19! new only from $10.19! \| SVS
4	The Malloreon; Volume One: Guardians of the West; King of the Murgos; Demon Lord of Karanda more books like this by David Eddings add to wishlist Discover the magic of The Malloreon-David Eddings's acclaimed series, the sequel to his bestselling The Belgariad. Now the first three Malloreon books appear in a single volume, taking us on an epic quest across strange lands among gods, kings, sorcerers, and ordinary men. It is a gripping tale of two ancient warring destinies fighting a battle of ... see all copies from $10.48! new only from $11.34! \| SVS
5	The Well of Sacrifice more books like this by Chris Eboch, Bryn Barnard (Illustrator) add to wishlist When a Mayan girl in ninth-century Guatemala suspects that the High Priest sacrifices anyone who stands in the way of his power, she proves herself a hero. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.97! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Power of the Blood more books like this by Mary K Baxter add to wishlist Best-selling author Mary K. Baxter reveals the meaning of the blood from Old Testament sacrifices to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ on the cross. see all copies from $5.60! new only from $7.66! \| SVS
7	Blessed Eucharist-Our Greatest more books like this by Michael Muller add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.33! \| SVS
8	When Pleasing You Is Killing Me: A Workbook more books like this by Dr. Les Carter, Ph.D. add to wishlist The author of best-selling The Anger Workbook teaches pleasers and enablers how to develop their God-given gift of service (without getting used as a doormat) in this workbook edition of People Pleasers. Dr. Carter provides an interactive workbook which combines anecdotes, checklists, and direct questions, all designed to encourage healthy self ... see all copies from $3.92! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
9	Violence and the Sacred more books like this by Rene Girard, Professor Reni Girard, Patrick Gregory (Translator) add to wishlist "His fascinating and ambitious book provides a fully developed theory of violence as the `heart and secret soul' of the sacred. Girard's fertile, combative mind links myth to prophetic writing, primitive religions to classical tragedy."--Victor Brombert, 'Chronicle of Higher Education.' see all copies from $5.79! new only from $13.15! \| first editions \| SVS
10	When Helping You is Hurting Me: Escaping the Messiah Trap more books like this by Carmen Renee Berry add to wishlist The author with her unsurpassed ability as a writer and teacher shows how we can only help others once we learn to love ourselves. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.96! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Slaying the Mermaid: Women and the Culture of Sacrifice more books like this by Stephanie Golden add to wishlist An historical, social, and mythic inquiry into the tendency of some women to sacrifice their own needs for the needs of others. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	When Helping You is Hurting Me more books like this by Carmen Renee Berry add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Blood in the Arena: The Spectacle of Roman Power more books like this by Alison Futrell add to wishlist From the centre of Imperial Rome to the farthest reaches of ancient Britain, Gaul, and Spain, amphitheatres marked the landscape of the Western Roman Empire. Built to bring Roman institutions and the spectacle of Roman power to conquered peoples, many still remain as witnesses to the extent and control of the empire. In this book, Alison Futrell ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $31.64! \| SVS
14 view cover	Sacrificed Lives: Kristeva on Women and Violence more books like this by Martha J Reineke add to wishlist "An important and exciting contribution to the field of feminist theory, social theory, and continental philosophy...By elaborating key notions of Kristeva in the context of her questions about violence, Reineke develops aspects of Kristeva's work that will interest not only students of Kristeva, but those who are interested in all forms of social ... see all copies from $4.39! new only from $10.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	One Stormy Day more books like this by Paul Hutchens add to wishlist The tales and travels of the Sugar Creek Gang have passed the test of time, delighting young readers for more than fifty years. Great mysteries for kids with a message, The Sugar Creek Gang series chronicles the faith-building adventures of a group of fun-loving, courageous Christian boys. Your kids will be thrilled, chilled, and inspired to grow ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Throughout Your Generations Forever: Sacrifice, Religion, and Paternity more books like this by Nancy Jay, Karen Fields (Foreword by) add to wishlist This feminist study of relations between sacrifice, gender, and social organization reveals sacrifice as a remedy for having been born of woman, and hence uniquely suited to establishing certain and enduring paternity. Drawing on examples of ancient and modern societies, Nancy Jay synthesises sociology of religion, ethnography, biblical ... see all copies from $10.99! new only from $17.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Violent Origins: Walter Burkert, Rene Girard, & Jonathan Z. Smith on Ritual Killing and Cultural Formation more books like this by Robert G Hamerton-Kelly (Preface by), Renato Rosaldo (Commentaries by), Burton L Mack (Introduction by) add to wishlist Burkert, Girard, and Smith hold important and contradictory theories about the nature and origin of ritual sacrifice, and the role that violence plays in religion and culture. These papers and conversations derive from a conference that pursued the possibility and utility of a general theory of religion and culture, especially one based on ... see all copies from $13.99! new only from $29.23!
18	Sacred Performances: Islam, Sexuality, and Sacrifice more books like this by Professor M E Combs-Schilling add to wishlist -- John Comaroff, University of Chicago see all copies from $3.08! new only from $25.55! \| first editions
19 view cover	Violence and Difference more books like this by Andrew J McKenna add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! new only from $28.21! \| first editions
20 view cover	Purity, Sacrifice, and the Temple Symbolism and Supersessionism in the Study of Ancient Judaism more books like this by Jonathan Klawans add to wishlist Ancient Jewish sacrifice has long been misunderstood. Some find in sacrifice the key to the mysterious and violent origins of human culture. Others see these cultic rituals as merely the fossilized vestiges of primitive superstition. Some believe that ancient Jewish sacrifice was doomed from the start, destined to be replaced by the Christian ... see all copies from $26.31! new only from $32.13! \| SVS
21 view cover	City of Sacrifice: Violence from the Aztec Empire to the Modern Americas more books like this by David L Carrasco add to wishlist At an excavation of the Great Aztec Temple in Mexico City, amid carvings of skulls and a dismembered warrior goddess, David Carrasco stood before a container filled with the decorated bones of infants and children. It was the site of a massive human sacrifice, and for Carrasco the center of fiercely provocative questions: If ritual violence ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| SVS
22 view cover	The wicker man : a novel more books like this by Robin Hardy, Anthony Shaffer add to wishlist A novelization of the Anthony Shaffer script, this is a tale of a Highlands policeman on the trail of a missing girl being lured to the remote Scottish island of Summerisle. As May Day approaches shamanistic and erotic events erupt around him. Was the girl a human sacrifice? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.10!
23 view cover	Yoruba beliefs and sacrificial rites more books like this by J Omosade Awolalu add to wishlist Surveys previous works on Yoruba religion and outlines a typology of beliefs, as well as offers an interpretation of religious rites as elements of sacrificial system. This serious study gives valuable material for other approaches to religion-comparative, scientific and theological in addition to providing a point of reference for further studies ... see all copies from $12.14! new only from $49.94! \| first editions
24 view cover	Unbinding the Binding of Isaac more books like this by Caspi Mishael M add to wishlist 31.00 see all copies from $11.17! new only from $11.96!
25 view cover	Pact of the Fathers more books like this by Ramsey Campbell add to wishlist When Daniella Logan, daughter of a film impresario, discovers a group of robed men performing a ritual on her father's grave, she stumbles upon a macabre pact involving her father's friends--politicians, actors, police officials, and surgeons--that calls for the sacrifice of their firstborn childre see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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