“flowery war” in Aztec history
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Ethnologist
- Vol. 6 (1) , 87-92
- https://doi.org/10.1525/ae.1979.6.1.02a00060
Abstract
The notion that the Aztec fought “flowery wars” primarily to provide captives needed for human sacrifice is called into question. The data on wars called “flowery” in the ethnohistorical sources indicate that they were simply wars not aimed at conquest, and that the most common motive for waging them was to provide military training and practice.Keywords
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