AskHistorians Podcast Episode 003 Discussion Thread - On Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerican Cultures

by TasfromTAS

Episode 003 is up!

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This week's Episode:

We are trying a slightly new format, with /u/TasfromTAS and /u/idjet reading a series of answers by /u/snickeringshadow on the topic of human sacrifice. The answers were taken from this thread: Were human sacrafices in Mesoamerican societies voluntary or were they slaves? Was it honourable to be sacrificed?

However, please ask any followup questions in this thread. Also feel free to leave any feeback on the format and so on.

/u/snickeringshadow gave me the following as supporting material:

  • Hassig, Ross 1988 Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control
  • Hassig, Ross 1992 War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica
  • Leon-Portilla, Miguel 1963 Aztec Thought and Culture

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Coming up next week: Part One of The Aztec Conquest; an interview with /u/400-Rabbits

Marclee1703

I did not like it.

There is no added value IMHO if all you do is have someone with vastly inferior audio quality read prepared questions to you, and you reading the prepared answers of one of our flaired users.

It's actually much nicer to just go here, read discussions, read follow-up questions/answers, and understand it.

I don't think this format is good. In fact, I think it's bad. Please just go back to the style of the first episode. Celebreth was able to swing out great answers, and there was a dynamic going. I don't think that is possible with scripted question/answers. I recommend something like "StuffYouShouldKnow". That way would be nice.

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As TAS mentioned, I and the other Mesoamerican users will of course be happy to answer any follow up questions you may have.

o99o99

Really been enjoying these podcasts! I wasn't sure how good they'd be, but now I've heard the first two I think that they're brilliant! Thanks for all the hard work you've all been putting in.

Villanelle84

My best feedback is that as soon as I saw that this thread existed I instantly downloaded the podcast and am really looking forward to listening to it tomorrow. I really am enjoying these shows so far.

the_pugilist

These are fantastic! Thanks for contributing/compiling/etc. :)

marelen

I have a question, about human sacrifice in other parts of México, like I remember being told about human sacrifice in Chalchihuites so did some of the Chichimeca people practice it? How was it, what meaning did it have, where did it come from in these other places?

Thank you

[deleted]

Just FYI, the latest podcast doesn't seem to be showing up on Doggcatcher at the moment. The first two are there.

edit: it's there now!

o99o99

Perhaps you should start adding the podcasts to YouTube?