Religion and empire : the dynamics of Aztec and Inca expansionism / Geoffrey W. Conrad, Arthur A. Demarest

Conrad, Geoffrey W.

ISBN 10: 0521243572 / ISBN 13: 9780521243575

Published by Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988

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Library copy - library marks remain. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes: ANTHRO: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-261) and index. Contents: The Aztec imperial expansion -- The Inca imperial expansion -- Precolumbian imperialism : theories and evidence -- Ideology and cultural evolution. Subjects: Aztecs History. Aztec mythology.Aztecs Politics and government. Incas History. Inca mythology. Incas Politics and government. Incas. Incas Religion. Indians Religion.Indians Politics and government. Incas. Aztèques Histoire. Mythologie aztèque. Aztèques Politique et gouvernement. Incas Histoire. Incas Religion. Incas Politique et gouvernement. Indiens d'Amérique Religion.Indiens d'Amérique Politique et gouvernement. Mythologie inca. Incas.Indians Religion. Indians Politics and government. Incas Religion.Aztec mythology. Aztecs. Aztecs Politics and government. Inca mythology. Incas. Incas Politics and government. Azteken Expansionspolitik. Godsdienst. Azteken. Inka's. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Religion and empire : the dynamics of Aztec and Inca expansionism / Geoffrey W. Conrad, Arthur A. Demarest
• Publisher: Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521243572
• ISBN 13: 9780521243575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms

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Synopsis

Religion and Empire is an innovative and provocative study of the two largest states of the Precolumbian Americas, the Aztec and Inca Empires. By examining the causes of the formation and expansion of these two empires, the authors identify similar patterns and processes underlying their rise and decline. They demonstrate that in both examples among the critical elements in the transition from marginal people to imperial power to disintegrating society were changes in traditional religion, including the elaboration of Aztec human sacrifice and Inca worship of the corpses of their kings. The authors show that the complex interaction between such ideological shifts and political and economic factors generated the spectacular historical trajectories of these Pre-Colombian empires.

Book Description

A provocative, comparative study of the formation and expansion of the Aztec and Inca empires. Argues that prehistoric cultural development is largely determined by continual changes in traditional religion.