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Book SynopsisThis vivid evocation of an ancient civilization is both enlivened and deepened by the author's sympathetic understanding of customs, rituals and myths which to modern eyes may seem both strange and terrible. It will be widely welcomed by scholars and students of South American archaeology and history, by all those curious to know more about a civilization that for thirteen centuries was largely forgotten.
Trade Review" It is doubly welcome because Garth Bawden, himself a Moche specialist, has done a masterful job of condensing and interpreting the great number of scholarly publications on the Moche into a book which will serve the interested public, students at various levels of study, and specialists alike."
Jeffrey Quilter, Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton OaksTable of ContentsPreface.
Part I: The Moche World:.
1. Introduction: Encountering the Moche.
2. The Andean Natural World as Culture.
3. Life and Work in Moche Society.
4. Symbols of Power.
5. Rituals of Power.
Part II: History of the Moche:.
6. The Moche Historical Tradition.
7. The Emergence of Moche Society.
8. Moche Florescent.
9. Collapse and Reconstitution in the Late Moche Period.
10. End and Beginning: The Passing of the Moche Era.
11. Postscript: The Moche Legacy.
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