hihi24522@lemm.ee to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoTIL about the ritual of "sin eating"en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1116
arrow-up1116external-linkTIL about the ritual of "sin eating"en.m.wikipedia.orghihi24522@lemm.ee to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 days agoIn Master and Commander, the first book in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian, a former sin eater is abused by his shipmates out of prejudice. It’s an interesting subplot in an excellent book.
In Master and Commander, the first book in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian, a former sin eater is abused by his shipmates out of prejudice. It’s an interesting subplot in an excellent book.