ISBN:
9781477308738
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 431 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Edition:
First edition
Series Statement:
The William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere
DDC:
985/.01
Keywords:
Mochica Indians Antiquities
;
Mochica Indians Religion
;
Mochica Indians Social life and customs
;
Mochica Indians Rites and ceremonies
;
Human sacrifice
;
Moche (Peru) Antiquities
;
Mochė
;
Opfer
;
Gewalt
;
Sozialstruktur
Abstract:
A cultural landscape -- The Moche -- The Plaza 3A sacrificial site -- Platform II -- A ritual ecology of power -- Children and warriors -- Human sacrifice and rulership -- Violence in the rise of social complexity
Description / Table of Contents:
A cultural landscapeThe Moche -- The Plaza 3A sacrificial site -- Platform II -- A ritual ecology of power -- Children and warriors -- Human sacrifice and rulership -- Violence in the rise of social complexity.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
