{"product_id":"ritual-sacrifice-in-ancient-peru-paperback-softback-9780292708945","title":"Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292708945","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRitual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth P. Benson (Edited by), Anita G. Cook (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292708945\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e227 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.367 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Propitiating the supernatural forces that could grant bountiful crops or wipe out whole villages through natural disasters was a sacred duty in ancient Peruvian societies, as in many premodern cultures. Ritual sacrifices were considered necessary for this propitiation and for maintaining a proper reciprocal relationship between humans and the supernatural world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The essays in this book examine the archaeological evidence for ancient Peruvian sacrificial offerings of human beings, animals, and objects, as well as the cultural contexts in which the offerings occurred, from around 2500 B.C. until Inca times just before the Spanish Conquest. Major contributions come from the recent archaeological fieldwork of Steve Bourget, Anita Cook, and Alana Cordy-Collins, as well as from John Verano's laboratory work on skeletal material from recent excavations. Mary Frame, who is a weaver as well as a scholar, offers rich new interpretations of Paracas burial garments, and Donald Proulx presents a fresh view of the nature of Nasca warfare. Elizabeth Benson's essay provides a summary of sacrificial practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface and Acknowledgments (Elizabeth P. Benson and Anita G. Cook) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Why Sacrifice? (Elizabeth P. Benson) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Decapitation in Cupisnique and Early Moche Societies (Alana Cordy-Collins) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Blood and the Moon Priestesses: Spondylus Shells in Moche Ceremony (Alana Cordy-Collins) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. Blood, Fertility, and Transformation: Interwoven Themes in the Paracas Necropolis Embroideries (Mary Frame) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Children and Ancestors: Ritual Practices at the Moche Site of Huaca de la Luna, North Coast of Peru (Steve Bourget) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society (Donald A. Proulx) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. Huari D-Shaped Structures, Sacrificial Offerings, and Divine Rulership (Anita G. Cook) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8. The Physical Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Ancient Peru (John W. Verano) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52740240113944,"sku":"9780292708945","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ritual-sacrifice-in-ancient-peru-paperback-softback-9780292708945","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}