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Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices
Harvard University Press, 2011 Paper: 978-0-88402-374-6 Library of Congress Classification F2230.1.M6T66 2011 Dewey Decimal Classification 393.10980902
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK
In the Andes, a long history of research on burial records and burial contexts exists for the purpose of reconstructing cultural affiliation, chronology, socioeconomic status, grave content, and human body treatment. Less attention is paid to the larger question of how mortuary practices functioned in different cultures. Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices (originally released in 1995) examines this broader issue by looking at the mortuary practices that created a connection between the living and the dead; the role of wealth and ancestors in cosmological schemes; the location, construction, and sociopolitical implications of tombs and cemeteries; and the art and iconography of death. By examining rich sets of archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data, the thirteen essays continue to enrich our understanding of the context and meaning of the mortuary traditions in the Andes. See other books on: Andes Region | Burial | Funeral customs and rites | Indians of South America | Living See other titles from Harvard University Press |
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Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Harvard University Press, 2011
Paper: 978-0-88402-374-6
Paper: 978-0-88402-374-6
In the Andes, a long history of research on burial records and burial contexts exists for the purpose of reconstructing cultural affiliation, chronology, socioeconomic status, grave content, and human body treatment. Less attention is paid to the larger question of how mortuary practices functioned in different cultures. Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices (originally released in 1995) examines this broader issue by looking at the mortuary practices that created a connection between the living and the dead; the role of wealth and ancestors in cosmological schemes; the location, construction, and sociopolitical implications of tombs and cemeteries; and the art and iconography of death. By examining rich sets of archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data, the thirteen essays continue to enrich our understanding of the context and meaning of the mortuary traditions in the Andes.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
