Historically the standard response to unassimilated others was elimination via conversion, expulsion, or massacre.
Evidence
How does one deal with the recalcitrant otherâthe other who does not wish to be acculturated or convertedâwho persists, in spite of all the inducements offered to him, in retaining his otherness? Historically, three answers have been offered to this question. The ïŹrst, and the most usual one, is to eliminate him in one or more of several waysâto absorb, extrude, or destroy him. These, forced conversion, expulsion, massacre, were the normal procedures in much of the world, particularly in central and western Europe during the Middle Ages andâ in some regionsâthe modern period. â Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1019
Categorization
- XREF: The three-way taxonomy of absorb/extrude/destroy echoes the readerâs sacrifice articleâs treatment of violent ritual, and connects to later chapters presumably covering the other two responses. â connects to: Mass killing emerged as a practical last resort once removal schemes failed â Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The SocialâŠ, 1606
- ADDENDUM: Directly relevant to âOn Sacrificeâ â the elimination of the recalcitrant other by massacre gives the sacrificial violence article a structural, community-defining frame.