Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture

by Caroline Dodds Pennock

Book Overview

The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. As bloody priests and brutal warriors, the Aztecs have peopled the pages of history, myth and fiction, their spectacular violence dominating perceptions of their culture and casting a veil over their unique way of life. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity frequently denied to them, and exploring their religious violence as a comprehensible element of life and existence,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230003303
• ISBN13: 9780230003309
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.5"