Ritual human sacrifice in Mesoamerica : a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 13th and 14th, 1979

Ritual human sacrifice in Mesoamerica : a conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 13th and 14th, 1979 / Elizabeth P. Benson, organizer ; Elizabeth H. Boone, editor.

Other author/creator	Boone, Elizabeth Hill.
Other author/creator	Dumbarton Oaks.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, ©1984.
Description	viii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Indians of Mexico--Rites and ceremonies --Congresses. Mayas--Rites and ceremonies --Congresses. Aztecs--Rites and ceremonies --Congresses. Human sacrifice--Mexico --Congresses. Human sacrifice--Central America --Congresses.

Contents	Ritual human sacrifice in Mesoamerica: an introduction / Jacques Soustelle -- Human sacrifice among the Classic Maya / Linda Schele -- Maya heart sacrifice: cultural perspective and surgical technique / Francis Robicsek and Donald Hales -- Human sacrifice in the Books of Chilam Balam of Tizimin and Chumayel / Munro S. Edmonson -- In search of the Mountain of Foam: human sacrifice in eastern Mesoamerica / S. Jeffrey K. Wilkerson -- The Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan: economics and ideology / Eduardo Matos Moctezuma -- Memory clothing: costumes associated with Aztec human sacrifice / Patricia Rieff Anawalt -- Ochpaniztli in historical perspective / Betty Ann Brown -- Human sacrifice in the Old World and the New: some similarities and differences / Nigel Davies -- Overview: Mesoamerican human sacrifice in evolutionary perspective / Arthur Demarest.
General note	"Contains the results of the 1979 Dumbarton Oaks conference"--Pref.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographies.
LCCN	83014059
ISBN	0884021203

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	F1219.3.R38 R57 1984	✔ Available	Place Hold