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Theophagy
Theophagy is the practice of eating the body of a
god
. This is sometimes performed symbolically through the eating of a food or material symbolic of the god. In
fertility
rituals, the
harvested
grain
may itself be the
reborn
god of vegetation. This practice has origins in many
ancient religions
.
Dionysus
and many examples are documented in
The Golden Bough
by Sir
James George Frazer
(
1854
-
1941
). Vestiges survive in many modern religions, notably in the
Christian
eucharist
.
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theophagy
The eating of a god (such as in the Christian communion)
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