New Victims For Old Gods
This paper explores indigenous human sacrifice of the invaders in early colonial contexts as a religious and cultural response to build up native resistance and identity. It focuses on the comparative analysis of two cases of ritual sacrifice of conquistadores in the initial period of different colo...
| Published in: | Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Morcelliana
2016
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Studi e materiali di storia delle religioni
Year: 2016, Volume: 82, Issue: 2, Pages: 593-606 |
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B Religion B Roman Britain B Britannia romana B figurines of Zultépec-Tecoaque B History B conquistadores B sacrificio umano B Resistance B Ethics B Resistenza B Human Sacrifice B religione coloniale B colonial religion B figurine di Zultépec-Tecoaque B Colonization B British religions B Mesoamerica |
| Summary: | This paper explores indigenous human sacrifice of the invaders in early colonial contexts as a religious and cultural response to build up native resistance and identity. It focuses on the comparative analysis of two cases of ritual sacrifice of conquistadores in the initial period of different colonization processes: the sacrificial killing of Romans by the Britons in Boudiccan anti-colonial revolt in 60 ad, and the immolation of a Spaniard caravan captured by the inhabitants of Zultépec-Tecoaque during Hernán Cortés' conquest of México in 1520-1521. In both cases, new victims were offered to the old gods in contexts of violence, colonial rejection, and indigenous ontological insecurity. (English) |
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| ISSN: | 2611-8742 |
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