Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
7. Huari D-Shaped Structures, Sacrificial Offerings, and Divine Rulership
-
Anita G. Cook
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Why Sacrifice? 1
- 2. Decapitation in Cupisnique and Early Moche Societies 21
- 3. Blood and the Moon Priestesses: Spondylus Shells in Moche Ceremony 35
- 4. Blood, Fertility, and Transformation: Interwoven Themes in the Paracas Necropolis Embroideries 55
- 9. Children and Ancestors: Ritual Practices at the Moche Site of Huaca de la Luna, North Coast of Peru 93
- 6. Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society 119
- 7. Huari D-Shaped Structures, Sacrificial Offerings, and Divine Rulership 137
- 8. The Physical Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Ancient Peru 165
- Bibliography 185
- Index 205
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Why Sacrifice? 1
- 2. Decapitation in Cupisnique and Early Moche Societies 21
- 3. Blood and the Moon Priestesses: Spondylus Shells in Moche Ceremony 35
- 4. Blood, Fertility, and Transformation: Interwoven Themes in the Paracas Necropolis Embroideries 55
- 9. Children and Ancestors: Ritual Practices at the Moche Site of Huaca de la Luna, North Coast of Peru 93
- 6. Ritual Uses of Trophy Heads in Ancient Nasca Society 119
- 7. Huari D-Shaped Structures, Sacrificial Offerings, and Divine Rulership 137
- 8. The Physical Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Ancient Peru 165
- Bibliography 185
- Index 205
