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Human Sacrifice

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Delve into the dark recesses of human history and uncover the sinister customs of the past in compelling three part series ‘Human Sacrifice'. Investigating this terrifying practice through the lenses of history, science, forensics and psychology, find out what blood rituals meant to ancient cultures and why societies such as the Aztecs, Vikings and ancient Egyptians turned to human sacrifice. Examine the similarities and differences in their religious beliefs and social structures, and discover how ideas about sex, death, fertility, appeasement, fear and power influenced the perpetuation of these grim offerings. Finally, and most disturbingly, take a look at the re-emergence of human sacrifice today, not only in remote villages, but in modern industrialized cities around the globe.