Description
Book SynopsisWith a comprehensive presentation of the archaeology and visual culture of a key Moche site, this pioneering book investigates why ritual violence and human sacrifice were central to the development of Moche rulership and the reinforcement of social stratification.
Trade Review"This book contains important contributions to our understanding of the Moche culture…The arguments and information Bourget presents are well worth reading." * Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology *
"This book represents a key contribution to contemporary Moche studies and Andean archeology, and more broadly to anyone studying the archeology of ritual violence, ideology, funerary taphonomy, social complexity, and art history, as it provides new dimensions and possibilities for scholars to ponder in the years to come." * Journal of Anthropological Research *
Table of Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. A Cultural Landscape
- Chapter 2. The Moche
- Chapter 3. The Plaza 3A Sacrificial Site
- Chapter 4. Platform II
- Chapter 5. A Ritual Ecology of Power
- Chapter 6. Children and Warriors
- Chapter 7. Human Sacrifice and Rulership
- Chapter 8. Violence in the Rise of Social Complexity
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
