ADAM BAUDIŠ
HUSITSKÁ TEOLOGICKÁ FAKULTA UNIVERZITY KARLOVY
HUSSITE THEOLOGICAL FACULTY OF CHARLES UNIVERSITY
PRECIOUS WATER: BLOOD SACRIFICE AS THE FOOD OF THE GODS
Abstract: In this paper, we will firstly take a brief look at the way and exactly how transcendental
beings could have been fed and quite literally kept alive. We will demonstrate the main topic
of blood sacrifice in its basic form from within the context of biblical sacrifices. The next part is
dedicated to Aztec human sacrifices, in which blood sacrifices take upon their “purest” form. The
topic of Mesoamerican ritual cannibalism is introduced in connection with the human participation
required in sacrifices.
Keywords: Ancient Egypt; Aztecs; Blood; Cannibalism; Food; Human sacrifice; Mesoamerica; Old
Testament; Ritual; Sacrifice
THEOLOGICAL REVIEW, Vol. 94, 2023, No. 1 – 2, Number of Article 6 p. 88 – 96.
DOI: 10.14712/12117617.94.1-2.6