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Author:
Bourget, Steve, 1956- author.
Title:
Sacrifice, violence, and ideology among the Moche : the rise of social complexity in ancient Peru / Steve Bourget.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
University of Texas Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xiii, 431 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Subject:
Mochica Indians--Antiquities.
Mochica Indians--Religion.
Mochica Indians--Social life and customs.
Mochica Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Moche (Peru)--Antiquities.
Human sacrifice--Peru.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-427) and index.
Contents:
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.
Series:
The William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere
ISBN:
1477308733 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781477308738 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN:
2015029023
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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