Aztec Human Sacrifices : Normalization of Violence in Aztec Society

Описание: I originally uploaded two videos. One where I complained about demonetization and one where I didn't. The video where I complained about demonetization was, ironically, monetized and the one without the complaining was demonetized. Hence I am leaving the complaining in the video hoping that it will stay monetized.

Stefan's video has been released but the topic of the video has changed from what it original was supposed to be (about the archaeology of human sacrifices) but it's still a great video and you should check it out. -   • TLAXCALLAN - An Indigenous American Republic  

Books about this topic I recommend reading if you want to know more, with affiliate links:
'City of Sacrifice: The Aztec Empire and the Role of Violence in Civilization' by David Carrasco: https://amzn.to/4cUUfOn
'Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs' by Camilla Townsend: https://amzn.to/4jzhnUY
'Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle, and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture' by Kenneth A. Loparo: https://amzn.to/3YP3fOU

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I actually had way more comments for this video than I could fit into the pinned comment (it has a 10k character limit) so, I recommend downloading the script and reading all the extra comments if you're interested.

Since I have not gone into much detail about the actual political history of the Mexica in this video as the video focused on the topic of human sacrifices, I do recommend checking out Invicta's video and QnA podcast on the subject. There are some mistakes (as there always are, nothing is perfect) but overall I think it is a very good introduction into the Mexican history.
Video-    • Misunderstood Moments in History - Rise of...  
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0:00 Introduction
2:52 Intro to "Aztec" Religion
6:04 Intro to "Aztec" Sacrifices
8:15 Heart-Extraction Sacrifice
16:52 God Impersonator Sacrifice
19:15 Intro to the Historical Theories
20:01 Ecological Argument
21:23 Political Argument
23:58 Conclusion to the Sacrifices and Theories
26:20 Problems With the Source Material
33:53 Conclusion

!!!!!!!!!!!!! Extra information and Corrections that didn't fit into the Pinned Comment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the creation myth I seemed to have confused the fact that Huitzilopochtli, even though being the sun god (maybe), was not the god that sacrificed himself to be the sun in the fifth iteration of the sun. Basically Huitzilopochtli did not sacrifice himself to be the sun as I said in the video. Also the whole celestial battle between the sun and the moon was a bit too oversimplified on my part as to be really accurate. See the long comment I "hearted" in the description by MajoraZ for more information on this.

For more context into the religious continuum I talk about in the pinned comment see Zuyuano Regime.

The Itzcoatl quote does not say 'history' but 'paintings' but the Aztecs called their codices paintings as that's partly what they were and in the context of the quote it most definitely means history when it says paintings. That's why for the sake of clarity I amended the quote.
The king was also helped in this or persuaded to do this by the chief Mexica advisor at the time Tlacaelel. It is also argued if it was Tlacaelel who helped established the whole imperial cult.
Durán, Diego, Doris. Heyden, and Fernando Horcasitas. The Aztecs : The History of the Indies of New Spain. New York: Orion Press, 1964. p. 141.

Thanks to ‪@AztlanHistorian‬ and MajoraZ for pointing out the mistakes in the video.
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