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The folklore and classical literature of India abound with stories of parents who sacrifice their children. In this book the author examines one set of such tales - Hindu texts that bear similarities to the biblical aqedah, the account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac.

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 10/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226755717, 978-0226755717
      ISBN10: 0226755711
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The folklore and classical literature of India abound with stories of parents who sacrifice their children. In this book the author examines one set of such tales - Hindu texts that bear similarities to the biblical aqedah, the account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac.

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