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.
The Royal Navy hated pirates, but I count them among my shipmates.
Wasn’t there a movie with Heath Ledger about that?
The Order.
There was a really intriguing subplot based around this ritual in the latest season of Fargo
Oh yeah and that dude was like 509 years old. But that was never explained how or why he lived so long.
Turns out sin is very very nutritious
But also all the fargo seasons have some underexplained supernatural phenomenon
The Martyr Made podcast has a Great episode on how Cannibalism evolved into the rituals we follow today. Sin eating feels like a direct descendant.
Would recommend if you have 3+hrs!
https://www.martyrmade.com/featured-podcasts/human-sacrifice-and-cannibalism
(Spotify link) https://open.spotify.com/episode/6vycbiPKo6dddYQVYw5HLE
Huh that’s interesting
