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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. |
| Journal | Journal of Book of Mormon Studies |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 44-47, 78-79 |
| Keywords | Ammon (Son of King Mosiah); Flocks; King Lamoni; Mesoamerica; Missionary Work; Nephite; Warfare |
| 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. |
| URL | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol8/iss1/9 |
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Bibliographic Citation
"Ammon and the Mesoamerican Custom of Smiting off Arms." Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 8, no. 1 (1999): 44-47, 78-79.
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