Ritual sacrifice in ancient Peru /

Ritual sacrifice in ancient Peru /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2001.
Description:	xii, 211 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Indians of South America -- Peru -- Rites and ceremonies. Indians of South America -- Peru -- Antiquities. Human sacrifice -- Peru. Sacrifice -- Peru. Antiquities. Human sacrifice. Indians of South America -- Antiquities. Indians of South America -- Rites and ceremonies. Sacrifice. Peru -- Antiquities. Peru.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4473046

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Other authors / contributors:	Benson, Elizabeth P. Cook, Anita Gwynn.
ISBN:	0292708939 (cloth : alk. paper) 0292708947 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-203) and index.

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Summary:	Eight papers, from a symposium of the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington held in 1997, consider the place of human and animal sacrifice in Peru over a 2,000 year period, culminating around 1000 AD. The papers demonstrate that sacrifice played a significant role in the ritual practices of several cultures including Cupisnique, Chavin, Pucara, Nasca, Moche and Huari societies. The contributors also examine the survival of sacrifice in the archaeological record, including ceramics, artwork, embroideries, burials and skeletons, trophy-heads and architectural remains.
Physical Description:	xii, 211 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-203) and index.
ISBN:	0292708939 0292708947