Why'd They Do That? Strange Customs of the Past
1 primary work • 7 total works
Book 6
Explains the customs of mummification in Egypt.
From a modern perspective, it seems incredible that people were once executed for practicing witchcraft. Yet, in medieval Europe and colonial America, more than 12,000 lost their lives this way. The proof of witchery was often as scanty as a physical deformity or as outrageous as the water test: If the tied-up suspect floated in water, they were guilty; if they sunk, they were innocent!
Examines religious, economic, scientific, and political motives for body snatching and grave robbing.
This book explains ancient cultures' devotion to their gods and their beliefs in the afterlife and describes the practice of human sacrifice by the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Egyptians, and other cultures.