page_title: Sacrifice in Maya culture
hierarchical_section_title: Sacrifice in Maya culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail of the page 9 of the Dresden Codex (as drawn by William E. Gates), showing a conversation about the creation of human life between a divinity of maize (on the left) and Itzamná (on the right), according to Ferreira 2006, p.30.
context_page_description: Sacrifice was a religious activity in Maya culture, involving the killing of humans or animals, or bloodletting by members of the community, in rituals superintended by priests. Sacrifice has been a feature of almost all pre-modern societies at some stage of their development and for broadly the same reason: to propitiate or fulfill a perceived obligation towards the gods.
context_section_description: Sacrifice was a religious activity in Maya culture, involving the killing of humans or animals, or bloodletting by members of the community, in rituals superintended by priests. Sacrifice has been a feature of almost all pre-modern societies at some stage of their development and for broadly the same reason: to propitiate or fulfill a perceived obligation towards the gods.
caption: Maize god and Itzamna
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