The meanings of ritualized head treatments among ancient Mesoamerican and Andean peoples is the subject of this book, the first overarching coverage of an important subject. Heads are sources of power that protect, impersonate, emulate sacred forces, distinguish, or acquire identity within the native world. The essays in this book examine these themes in a wide array of indigenous head treatments, including facial cosmetics and hair arrangements, permanent cranial vault and facial modifications, dental decorations, posthumous head processing, and head hunting. They offer new insights into native understandings of beauty, power, age, gender, and ethnicity. The contributors are experts from such diverse fields as skeletal biology, archaeology, aesthetics, forensics, taphonomy, and art history.
Vera Tiesler & María Cecilia Lozada
Social Skins of the Head
Body Beliefs and Ritual in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes
Social Skins of the Head
Body Beliefs and Ritual in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes
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Dil İngilizce ● Biçim PDF ● Sayfalar 288 ● ISBN 9780826359643 ● Dosya boyutu 12.1 MB ● Editör Vera Tiesler & María Cecilia Lozada ● Yayımcı University of New Mexico Press ● Yayınlanan 2018 ● İndirilebilir 24 aylar ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 7486050 ● Kopya koruma Adobe DRM
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