Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and Rulership: Materialization of State Ideology at the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, Teotihuacan

by Saburo Sugiyama

Teotihuacan was one of the earliest and more populous preColumbian cities, and the Feathered Serpent was its vital monument, erected circa 200 AD. This work explores the religious meanings and political implications of the pyramid with meticulous and thorough analyses of substantially new excavation data. Challenging the traditional view of the city as a legendary, sacred, or anonymously-governed centre, the book provides significant new insights...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052178056X
• ISBN13: 9780521780568
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 9.9"