Ritual sacrifice in ancient Peru / Elizabeth P. Benson and Anita G. Cook, editors.

Other author Benson, Elizabeth P.
Other author Cook, Anita Gwynn.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoAustin : University of Texas Press, 2001.
Descriptionxii, 211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Why sacrifice? / Elizabeth P. Benson -- Decapitation in Cupisnique and early Moche societies / Alana Cordy-Collins -- Blood and the moon priestesses : spondylus shells in Moche ceremony / Alana Cordy-Collins -- Blood, fertility, and transformation : interwoven themes in the Paracas necropolis embroideries / Mary Frame -- Children and ancestors : ritual practices and the Moche site of Huaca de la Luna, North Coast of Peru / Steve Bourget -- Ritual uses of trophy heads in ancient Nasca society / Donald A. Proulx -- Huari D-shaped structures, sacrificial offerings and divine rulership / Anita G. Cook -- The physical evidence of human sacrifice in ancient Peru / John W. Verano.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-203) and index.
LCCN 00051078
ISBN0292708939 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0292708947 (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks F3429.3.R58 R58 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold