Umfang:
Online-Ressource (xii, 211 p)
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ill., maps
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
1st ed
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0292708947
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0292708939
Inhalt:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments, by Elizabeth P. Benson and Anita G. Cook -- Chapter 1: Why Sacrifice?, by Elizabeth P. Benson -- Chapter 2: Decapitation in Cupisnique and Early Moche Societies, by Alana Cordy-Collins -- Chapter 3: Blood and the Moon Priestesses: Spondylus Shells in Moche Ceremony, by Alana Cordy-Collins -- Chapter 4: Blood, Fertility, and Transformation: Interwoven Themes in the Paracas Necropolis Embroideries, by Mary Frame -- Chapter 5: Children and Ancestors: Ritual Practices at the Moche Site of Huaca de la Luna, North Coast of Peru, by Steve Bourget -- Chapter 6: Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society, by Donald A. Proulx -- Chapter 7: Huari D-Shaped Structures, Sacrificial Offerings, and Divine Rulership, by Anita G. Cook -- Chapter 8: The Physical Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Ancient Peru, by John W. Verano -- Bibliography -- Index.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-203) and index
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""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments, by Elizabeth P. Benson and Anita G. Cook""; ""Chapter 1: Why Sacrifice?, by Elizabeth P. Benson""; ""Chapter 2: Decapitation in Cupisnique and Early Moche Societies, by Alana Cordy-Collins""; ""Chapter 3: Blood and the Moon Priestesses: Spondylus Shells in Moche Ceremony, by Alana Cordy-Collins""; ""Chapter 4: Blood, Fertility, and Transformation: Interwoven Themes in the Paracas Necropolis Embroideries, by Mary Frame""
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""Chapter 5: Children and Ancestors: Ritual Practices at the Moche Site of Huaca de la Luna, North Coast of Peru, by Steve Bourget""""Chapter 6: Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society, by Donald A. Proulx""; ""Chapter 7: Huari D-Shaped Structures, Sacrificial Offerings, and Divine Rulership, by Anita G. Cook""; ""Chapter 8: The Physical Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Ancient Peru, by John W. Verano""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780292708938
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru : New Discoveries and Interpretations
Sprache:
Englisch
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