The Hungry God: Hindu Tales of Filicide and Devotion

India's folklore and classical literature abound with stories of parents who sacrifice their children. In *The Hungry God*, David Shulman examines one set of such tales-Hindu texts that bear similarities to the biblical *aqedah*, the account of Abraham's near-sacrifice of Isaac. In all the stories that Shulman explores, the sacrifice proceeds from a divine command and has no utilitarian explanation or rationale.