Sacrifício animal no mundo hitita
Evidências zooarqueológicas e práticas rituais
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-4174.38.2026e77551Palavras-chave:
Sacrifício animal, Zooarqueologia, Hititas, Anatólia, Ritual e EconomiaResumo
Este artigo examina o sacrifício animal no mundo hitita por meio de uma análise integrada entre evidências zooarqueológicas e textos rituais cuneiformes da Idade do Bronze. O objetivo é explorar como os restos faunísticos recuperados em contextos arqueológicos específicos contribuem para a compreensão das práticas rituais para além dos marcos normativos prescritos nas fontes textuais. A metodologia combina análise zooarqueológica contextual, incluindo perfis anatômicos e etários com uma leitura crítica das instruções rituais e dos textos religiosos hititas. O estudo enfoca sítios da Anatólia central e periférica, com ênfase na variabilidade regional e funcional. Ao adotar uma abordagem interdisciplinar, o artigo situa o sacrifício animal como uma prática social materialmente fundamentada, inserida em estruturas econômicas, políticas e religiosas mais amplas do Império Hitita.
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