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China banned human sacrifice in -384 (Duke Xian of Qin). Rome banned it in -97, which was inherited by the Christian and Islamic traditions. The Northern Crusad
by scythe 4y ago
China banned human sacrifice in -384 (Duke Xian of Qin). Rome banned it in -97, which was inherited by the Christian and Islamic traditions. The Northern Crusades around +1000 eradicated it in the Scandinavian / Baltic region; the Spaniards banned it in the Americas in the 1500s. Buddhism (ca. -500) and Jainism (ca. -3000 or earlier) prohibited it among their followers, which gradually spread to most of India (ahimsa), though reports of cult sacrifices (Shaktiism) persist until the early colonial period.
So I wouldn't say it was particularly common in the 19th century.
- gostsamo 4y agoAt the same time, making sure that those with the wrong religion and/or skin tone would die rather easily was still accepted practice of the time. I my other comment I gave a few examples how mass casualty policies were introduced with the more or less implicit understanding that people will die in the millions. This is like the difference between white-collar crimes and those of the poor - the punishment matches how graphic it is, not its overall effect because the causality chain obviously washes out the responsibility.
- lazyninja987 4y ago[dead]