Social skins of the head : body beliefs and ritual in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes /

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"The meanings of ritualized head treatments among ancient Mesoamerican and Andean peoples is the subject of this book, the first overarching coverage of an important subject. Heads are sources of power that protect, impersonate, emulate sacred forces, distinguish, or acquire identity within the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lozada, María Cecilia (Editor ), Tiesler, Vera (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018.
Temas:
To 1500
Indians > Craniology.
Indians > Anthropometry.
Peuples autochtones > Craniologie.
Peuples autochtones > Anthropométrie.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
Head in art.
Head > Mythology.
Head > Religious aspects.
Indians of Central America > Antiquities.
Indians of Central America > Material culture.
Indians of Central America > Social life and customs.
Indians of Mexico > Antiquities.
Indians of Mexico > Material culture.
Indians of Mexico > Social life and customs.
History.
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