HUMAN SACRIFICE, MILITARISM, AND RULERSHIP: MATERIALIZATION OF STATE IDEOLOGY AT THE FEATHERED SERPENT...
Series: NEW STUDIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Published: 2005
Place of publication: CAMBRIDGE
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 280
Description: "Teotihuacan was one of the earliest and more populous pre-Colombian cities, and the Feathered Serpent was its vital monument, erected circa AD 200. This work explores the religious meanings and political implications of the pyramid with meticulous and thorough analyses of substantially new excavation data. Challenging the traditional view of the city as a legendary, sacred, or anonymously governed center, the book provides significant new insights into the Teotihuacan polity and society."--BOOK JACKET.