From: Javier Amor (javier.amor@terra.es)
Date: Fri 25 Aug 2000 - 20:03:06 EEST
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>Surprisingly, none pointed out that Humakti are, in effect,
>sacrificing their opponents and perhaps themselves when killing in
>battle
I I don=B4t believe so, sacrifice needs some ritual not just killing
IMO the essence of the ritual of the sacrifice is that he offering =
became sacred. For that reason i don=B4t believe that in the most cases =
cult enemies will not be sacrified. Good members of the cult will kill =
them, but this another type of devotion. Orlanthi will kill broo but not =
send them to Orlanth as gift.
In RW one of the arguments of Iceland's christians against his fellow =
pagans was the fact that the human sacrifices to Odin were always =
criminals, outlaws and so. You show you respect to All-Father throwing =
him criminals?.=20
One of the exceptions will be, of course, Chaos Cults. But we can =
explain this poin;. Chaos Gods are dedicated to the destruction of the =
world and thus they are pleased with the pain and death that produces =
the sacrifice. The sacrifice itsellf is secondary.
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<DIV>IMO the essence of the ritual of the sacrifice is that he offering =
became=20
sacred. For that reason i don´t believe that in the most cases =
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enemies will not be sacrified. Good members of the cult will kill them, =
but this=20
another type of devotion. Orlanthi will kill broo but not send them to =
Orlanth=20
as gift.</DIV>
<DIV>In RW one of the arguments of Iceland's christians against his =
fellow=20
pagans was the fact that the human sacrifices to Odin were always =
criminals,=20
outlaws and so. You show you respect to All-Father throwing him=20
criminals?. </DIV>
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explain=20
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sacrifice. The=20
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