History Main / Humansacrifice

The hallmark of the ReligionOfEvil,[[hottip:*:and, to a lesser extent, {{Cult}}s]] with a tendency to leave behind blood-stained altars. ColdBloodedTorture is common as a technique.

** In "The Slithering Shadows", Thalis dismisses how the god Thog claims victims as no worse than this.

** There are also various pagan cults who ritually sacrifice people.

**** Often times. Unfortunately for many, this was not exactly the case, as those who did not go alone were simply slaughtered outright, and those who couldn't comprehend probably didn't have it any better. Not to mention the strains of having a hundred or so of your people- and keep in mind that this is on a continent that had been technologically surpassed in most ways by Eurasia for about a two thousand or so years and so had very low populations per capita- who were almost always fit and valuable members of society getting jumped off in these wars for sacrifice had on everybody else. There was a good reason why by the time the Spanish came, the locals were VERY eager to help them.

* Minor, more conceptual aspects of this include giving a human pleasure like sex, fornication, pork, beef, meat+ cheese, shellfish, electronic devices, mixed fiber clothing, touching any female you are related to or married to, touching anything dead unless you are eating it, the practice of monetary interest, 10% of your income, insurance, stooping whatever you are doing to pray 5 times a day, monetary wealth, and even bathing. This often overlaps with againstmyreligion and can often be form a religionofgood and everything inbetween.

There is more evidence of this in RealLife than of the subtrope VirginSacrifice, though most of it is[[hottip:*:[[WitchHunt probably malicious]]]] [[{{Demonization}} accusations by the enemies]] of the people involved.

There is more evidence of this in RealLife than of the subtrope VirginSacrifice, though most of it is[[hottip:*:[[WitchHunt probably [[strike:unfounded]] malicious]]]] [[{{Demonization}} accusations by the enemies]] of the people involved.

There is more evidence of this in RealLife than of the subtrope VirginSacrifice, though most of it is[[hottip:*: [[Flanderization probably]] [[WitchHunt unfounded]]]] [[{{Demonization}} accusations by the enemies]] of the people involved.

There is more evidence of this in RealLife than of the subtrope VirginSacrifice, though most of it is[[hottip:*:[[Flanderization probably]] [[WitchHunt unfounded]]]] [[{{Demonization}} accusations by the enemies]] of the people involved.

There is more evidence of this in RealLife than of the subtrope VirginSacrifice, though most of it is [[{{Demonization}} accusations by the enemies]] of the people involved.

** In DanAbnett's ''The Brothers of the Snake'', one Iron Snake is captured, and they find him after he has nearly been tortured to death by cultist to summon a daemon.

The hallmark of the ReligionOfEvil (and, to a lesser extent, {{Cult}}s,) with a tendency to leave behind blood-stained altars. ColdBloodedTorture is common as a technique.

The SuperTrope of VirginSacrifice, AppeaseTheVolcanoGod and ChainedToARock. Does include the sacrifice of other intelligent races. Just about required for AFeteWorseThanDeath.

The hallmark of the ReligionOfEvil, with a tendency to leave behind blood-stained altars. ColdBloodedTorture is common as a technique.

* In AndreNorton's ''The Time Traders'', the prehistoric tribe is set to cremate their chief with great honor. Too great: they intend to kill Ross Murdock on it as a sacrifice.