Friday 29, April, 2016 19:30h -
Friday 29, April, 2016
Palau Solterra, Torroella de Montgrí
“What we know about Aztec human sacrifice.” The controversial subject of sources of information. The function of sacrifice in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. Religious, cosmological and socio-political aspects.
Types of Aztec sacrifice. The sacrificers and the sacrificed. The theatre of operations. Description of the different phases: capture, preparation, immolation and resolution. The repercussions of Aztec human sacrifice on historical events at the beginning of the 16th century. Anthropological repercussions on Mexican-Spanish attitudes in the 21st century. Suggested reading and visits.
Dr. Josep Lluís Massó i Lago. Pharmacist.
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