Laum, B. (English spelling) LaumB

Japanese: Laum,B.(英語表記)LaumB
Laum, B. (English spelling) LaumB

…The basic viewpoint is the same as the magical origin theory, but it differs in that it presupposes a large-scale society and sees the source of value in the religious rituals themselves. It was put forward by the German economic historian Bernhard Laum, who said that the sacrificial animals offered to the gods in religious rituals were a tribute to the gods or an exchange to obtain holiness from the gods. Those who were in charge of the rituals were paid with the sacrificial animals, and state clerks were paid with some of the meat of the animals. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Laum, B." is listed below.

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Japanese:

…基本的な観点としては呪術起源説と同じであるが,大規模な社会を前提にしている点と宗教儀礼そのもののなかに価値の源泉をみる点でそれとは相違している。ドイツの経済史家ラウムBernhard Laumによって唱えられたものであるが,彼によれば,宗教儀礼において神にささげられる犠牲獣は,神への貢納ないしは神から聖性を得るための交換である。儀礼をつかさどる者たちは犠牲獣で報酬を受け,国家の書記官たちは獣の肉の一部で支払われる。…

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