Social skins of the head: body beliefs and ritual in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes
"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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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Further subjects: | B
Indians of Central America ; Social life and customs
B Indians of Central America ; Antiquities B Indians of Mexico ; Material culture B HEAD in art B Indians of Central America ; Material culture B Indians of Mexico ; Social life and customs B History B Indians Craniology B Indians Anthropometry B Indians of Mexico ; Antiquities B Head ; Mythology B Head ; Religious aspects B HISTORY ; Latin America ; Mexico |
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