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4. Human Sacrifice in the Mesoamerican Cultures

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Sacrifice and Modern Thought
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Dr Laura Rival talks to Tim Howles about her chapter 'The Aztec Sacrificial Complex'
In this interview, Dr Laura Rival (Lecturer at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford) considers the phenomenon of human sacrifice in the Mesoamerican pre-modern cultures. Her claim is that such a study contrasts with and ultimately challenges some of the theorising of sacrifice that is based on Judeo-Christian culture.

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Series
Sacrifice and Modern Thought
People
Laura Rival
Tim Howles
Keywords
sacrifice
theology
rival
howles
modern thought
girard
aztec
ritual
Department: Faculty of Theology and Religion
Date Added: 27/01/2014
Duration: 00:17:30

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