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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8/1 (1999)
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Ammon and the Mesoamerican Custom of Smiting off Arms
Title
Ammon and the Mesoamerican Custom of Smiting off Arms
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
1999
Authors
Yerman, Bruce H. (Primary)
Journal
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Pagination
44-47, 78-79
Volume
8
Issue
1
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Abstract
Ammon, a Nephite missionary who chose to serve a Lamanite king as his servant, gained fame by cutting off the arms of the king’s enemies. The practice of smiting off arms of enemies as trophies fits a cultural pattern known among the later Aztecs and Maya in pre-Spanish Mesoamerica.
Mesoamerica
Nephite
Warfare
Missionary Work
King Lamoni
Flocks
Ammon (Son of King Mosiah)
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