? AGAIN Child Sacrifice

[cristi at ix.netcom.com]

Some interesting points have been made regarding the topic of this
student's research, and I have to say I agree with all of them, to
some degree.

As someone who wants to write a fictional account set during
those times, I would be *fascinated* to learn anything that can be
found about exactly how the sacrifice of children affected the
common people, especially their parents, and exactly where those
children came from.  It would help me to write realistically.

But speaking on the issue in general, minus my own special
interests, I have to wonder why the focus is always on the Azteca.
After all, the practice has existed all over the world at different
points in time.  The Meditteranean/Near East cultures, the very
people who originated Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, all
practiced child sacrifice (and sacrifice of other humans as well)
assiduously at different points in their history--points that seem to
correlate well with the Aztecans during their own sacrificial phase.
In view of this, the continual focus on Aztecan sacrifice, when there
are so many other things to learn, seems pretty Cortez-ian.

Cristi