On the Complexity of Sacrifice

I am surprised that there is not more of an anthropological literature on sacrifice than in fact there is. Sacrifice is such a perennial aspect of human society, and it appears in so many forms, I would expect that would be several well established and familiar theories of sacrifice. While I haven’t done any focused research, I’m not aware of this being the case, unlike, say, everyone is aware that there are several contending theories of state formation, so you know that if you enter into this debate, you have to bring yourself up to date on the major schools of thought. Another example I could use would be totemism, beginning in the nineteenth century with John Ferguson McLennan’s The Worship of Animals and Plants,  <a href="https://jnnielsen.medium.com/on-the-complexity-of-sacrifice-4807714c5e76">Click Here</a>