Monuments, Empires, and Resistance: The Araucanian Polity and Ritual Narratives (Cambridge Studies in Archaeology)

Dillehay, Tom D.

ISBN 10: 0521872626 / ISBN 13: 9780521872621

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monuments, Empires, and Resistance: The Araucanian Polity and Ritual Narratives (Cambridge Studies in Archaeology)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521872626
• ISBN 13: 9780521872621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used-Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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  • Archaeology

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Synopsis

From AD 1550 to 1850, the Araucanian polity in southern Chile was a center of political resistance to the intruding Spanish empire. In this book, Tom D. Dillehay examines the resistance strategies of the Araucanians and how they used mound building and other sacred monuments to reorganize their political and culture life in order to unite against the Spanish. Drawing on anthropological research conducted over three decades, Dillehay focuses on the development of leadership, shamanism, ritual, and power relations.

Book Description

In this book, Tom D. Dillehay examines the resistance strategies of the Araucanians and how they used mound building and other sacred monuments to reorganize their political and culture life in order to unite against the Spanish.