Frayer la Route d*un Monde Inverse: Sacrifice et Offrandes Animales dans la Culture Mochica (100-800 apr. J-C) Cote nord du Perou (BAR International)

Goepfert, Nicolas

ISBN 10: 1407308521 / ISBN 13: 9781407308524

Published by British Archaeological Reports, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Frayer la Route d*un Monde Inverse: Sacrifice et Offrandes Animales dans la Culture Mochica (100-800 apr. J-C) Cote nord du Perou (BAR International)
• Publisher: British Archaeological Reports
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1407308521
• ISBN 13: 9781407308524
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

This monograph examines animal sacrifice in the Moche culture of Peru. Twelve species of animals which were sacrificed are identified from archaeological remains. It compares the zooarchaeological data with the iconogrpahic corpus to show that animals served different ritual purposes, such as mortuary food and as guides for the deceaseds soul into the afterlife; they were also symbolically considered as mediators between the world of the living and the dead. French text.

About the Author

Nicolas Goepfert