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Ritual Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerica: A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 13th and 14th, 1979
by Elizabeth Hill Boone [Editor]; Elizabeth P. Benson [Editor];
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0884021203
- ISBN 13
- 9780884021209
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About This Item
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library, 1984. hardcover. Very Good. 6x1x9. 1984 Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection (Washington, DC), 6 3/8 x 9 1/4 inches tall orange cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt lettering to front cover and spine, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and drawings, viii, 247 pp. Very slight rubbing to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~Z~ [2.0P] This volume comprises eight of nine papers presented at the 1979 Dumbarton Oaks conference chaired by Jacques Soustelle, concerning human sacrifice in several Classic and Post-Classic Mesoamerican cultures. Papers discuss sacrificial practices among the Maya, Aztecs and Huastecs; a cross-cultural view of Old and New World sacrifice; and a synthetic, theoretical summary.
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- Title
- Ritual Human Sacrifice in Mesoamerica: A Conference at Dumbarton Oaks, October 13th and 14th, 1979
- Author
- Elizabeth Hill Boone [Editor]; Elizabeth P. Benson [Editor];
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0884021203
- ISBN 13
- 9780884021209
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
- Place of Publication
- Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 32 oz
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