Kristy, you may think I wrote that in some sort of judgemental fashion. Which I did not. I understand the Aztecs very well, they are a perfect example of primitive, animistic religions based upon things important to their lives. The Aztecs sacrificed for specific reasons, all involving their gods. Most of this information comes from Aztec history that we have learned. Not from Spanish re-writings of what they were appalled by. Blood to the Aztecs was the most important aspect of life.......they believed that if a blood debt was not paid to the gods, the sun itself would not come up each day. They executed their enemies most. That is the reason why when the Spanish showed up so many neighboring tribes joined with the Spanish. They were tired of having their populations raided for prisoners to take back to be executed at some point. If you would like for me to list their main gods and the blood debts or sacrifices were needed to be given to them I can, but there were alot of gods...haha.....the main two were Huitzilipochtli, the God of the Sun and War and Tlaloc the God of Water. Their temples were on top of the main pyramid in Tenochtitlan.
I find their culture very interesting, would love to go to the Templo Mayor in Mexico City someday and of course would like to go to Teotihucuan. i cast no stones at their beliefs or practices, however brutal they may have seemed to us. It was an integral part of their culture. Is it so different than the games of Roman Colliseum and its brutality in the name of entertainment?
Anyways.....Kristy...you wanna talk Aztecs I am more than welcome to do so. Most of what I read lately is various accounts of their history from many points of view. Interesting stuff.
