Religion and Empire by Geoffrey W Conrad
Religion and Empire is an innovative and provocative study of the two largest states of the Precolumbian Americas, the Aztec and Inca Empires. By examining the causes of the formation and expansion of these two empires, the authors identify similar patterns and processes underlying their rise and decline. They demonstrate that in both examples among the critical elements in the transition from marginal people to imperial power to disintegrating society were changes in traditional religion, including the elaboration of Aztec human sacrifice and Inca worship of the corpses of their kings. The authors show that the complex interaction between such ideological shifts and political and economic factors generated the spectacular historical trajectories of these Pre-Colombian empires.
'… compulsive reading, innovative and provoking' New Scientist
Demarest, Arthur a.: - Series editor Arthur A. Demarest is Ingram Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt. He has directed archaeological excavations in Central America for more than twenty-five years, and he is the author or co-author of more than twenty books and monographs on the ancient Maya, Olmec, Aztec, and Inca civilizations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521318969 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521318963 |
| Title | Religion and Empire |
| Author | Geoffrey W Conrad |
| Series | New Studies In Archaeology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1984-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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