City of sacrifice
Subtitle: the Aztec empire and the role of violence in civilization
By: David Carrasco.
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Indians of Mexico -- Rites and ceremonies.; Aztecs -- Rites and ceremonies.; Human sacrifice -- Mexico.; Human sacrifice -- Central America.
Description: "In City of Sacrifice, Carrasco chronicles the fascinating story of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, investigating Aztec religious practices and demonstrating that religious violence was integral to urbanization; the city itself was a temple to the gods. And Mexico City, the largest city on earth, was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, a point Carrasco poignantly considers in his survey of urbanization from antiquity to modernity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-271) and index.