The principle of sacrifice is as old as human life itself. Human,
animal or inanimate offerings were an essential part of an effort
to handle natural disasters, secure good luck or good health,
ensure success in war or commerce, in fact to produce any outcome
that could better life on Earth. This work provides a general,
illustrated overview of sacrificial practices around the world from
prehistoric times to the present day. Human sacrifice is shown to
have been common to civilizations as different as Ancient Greece
and preHispanic Mexico; animal sacrifice is traced through biblical
times to modern-day voodoo; inanimate offerings, such as flowers,
grain or possessions, are seen to be common to many societies and
religions from native Americans to Hinduism. The reasons behind
these rituals are examined, and in the case of human sacrifice an
attempt is made to understand the mentality of the "victims" who
often willingly went to their deaths.
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