Human sacrifice and cannibalism in the America's
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Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as part of a ritual, usually intended to please or appease gods, a human ruler or an authorative/priestly figure, spirits or the dead ancestors, such as a propitiatory offerings or as a retainer sacrifice when a king's servants are killed in order for them to continue to serve their master in the next life. Closely related practices found in some tribal societies are cannibalism and headhunting.
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