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Mass murder or religious homicide? Rethinking human sacrifice and interpersonal violence in Aztec society
Massenmord oder religiöse Tötung? Menschenopfer und interpersonale Gewalt in Aztekischer Gesellschaft überdenken
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Abstract "The Aztec practice of human sacrifice is one of the most sensationalized and bloody cases of mass killing in history, raising essential questions about cultural definitions, personal perceptions and the interrelationship of different forms of violence. Produced as part of a project on the long-term... mehr
"The Aztec practice of human sacrifice is one of the most sensationalized and bloody cases of mass killing in history, raising essential questions about cultural definitions, personal perceptions and the interrelationship of different forms of violence. Produced as part of a project on the long-term history of interpersonal and mass violence in Latin America, this article assesses the available sources for human sacrifice rates in pre-colonial Tenochtitlan, and lays the groundwork for a comparative analysis of homicide rates, by estimating the number of victims of human sacrifice. Offering an analysis which addresses key themes and structures in the history of violence, this study attempting to reconcile the frequency of 'official' violence with the apparent unacceptability of interpersonal aggression, and interrogates the sensationalism and cultural sensitivities which have often hindered impartial and empathetic studier of the human sacrifice in Aztec society." (author's abstract)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Lateinamerika; Massenmord; Indianer; indigene Völker; Tötungsdelikt; Gewalt; Mexiko; Religion; Ritual; Geschichtswissenschaft; vergleichende Forschung; 16. Jahrhundert; Elias, N.; Zivilisation; Spanien; Kolonialismus; Europa; kulturelle Faktoren; Mittelamerika; Entwicklungsland
Klassifikation
allgemeine Geschichte
Kultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologie
Religionssoziologie
Methode
historisch
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2012
Seitenangabe
S. 276-302
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 37 (2012) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.3.276-302
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)