
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: cognition of state symbols and polity
- 2 Background: data and ideation
- 3 The Ciudadela and the city layout
- 4 Architecture and sculpture
- 5 Burials
- 6 Offerings
- 7 Overview: sacrificial and elite burials
- 8 Conclusion: the Feathered Serpent Pyramid as symbol of sacrifice, militarism, and rulership
- Notes
- References
- Index
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: cognition of state symbols and polity
- 2 Background: data and ideation
- 3 The Ciudadela and the city layout
- 4 Architecture and sculpture
- 5 Burials
- 6 Offerings
- 7 Overview: sacrificial and elite burials
- 8 Conclusion: the Feathered Serpent Pyramid as symbol of sacrifice, militarism, and rulership
- Notes
- References
- Index
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- Human Sacrifice, Militarism, and RulershipMaterialization of State Ideology at the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, Teotihuacan, pp. 253 - 271Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2005