Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
| Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision | |
| autosacrifice [2023/07/28 15:51] – [Autosacrifice] lan | autosacrifice [2023/08/18 17:22] (current) – merytnebthut |
|---|
| |
| ===== Pre-Christian Ritual Practise ===== | ===== Pre-Christian Ritual Practise ===== |
| Autosacrifice in ancient Mesoamerica most commonly took the form of bloodletting. Blood is one of our sacred essences (sometimes referred to as 'souls') knowns as teyolia and represents water and life flowing through our body. In Nahuatl it is known as 'Chalchiuhatl' = precious water. the act of bloodletting was historically done by piercing the skin with maguey thorns, stingray spines, or obsidian blades. People would usually prick themselves in the tongue, ear, arm, or genitalia. The blood was either scattered over a sacred image (Teixiptla) or collected and subsequently burned ((Joyce, Rosemary. 1991: Olmec Bloodletting: An Iconographic Study)). | Autosacrifice in ancient Mesoamerica most commonly took the form of bloodletting. Blood is one of our sacred essences (sometimes referred to as 'souls') known as teyolia and represents water and life flowing through our body. In Nahuatl it is known as 'Chalchiuhatl' = precious water. the act of bloodletting was historically done by piercing the skin with maguey thorns, stingray spines, or obsidian blades. People would usually prick themselves in the tongue, ear, arm, or genitalia. The blood was either scattered over a sacred image (Teixiptla) or collected and subsequently burned ((Joyce, Rosemary. 1991: Olmec Bloodletting: An Iconographic Study)). |
| Under some circumstances, a rope with attached thorns or obsidian flakes would be pulled through the tongue. This was usually only done by Maya elites during the Classic Period. | Under some circumstances, a rope with attached thorns or obsidian flakes would be pulled through the tongue. This was usually only done by Maya elites during the Classic Period. |
| |
