Animal Matter

Ritual, Place, and Sovereignty at the Moon Pyramid of Teotihuacan

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Sugiyama, Nawa

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback

304 Seiten

Englisch

Oxford University Presserscheint am09.10.2024

Animal Matter uses primary excavation, zooarchaeological, and isotope data from the study of nearly 200 jaguars, pumas, wolves, rattlesnakes, and golden eagles that were sacrificed or offered to the Moon Pyramid of Teotihuacan, 1-550 AD, to take readers on a journey through the complex entanglements of ritual performances that were part of the process of sovereignty for this ancient city.mehr

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KlappentextAnimal Matter uses primary excavation, zooarchaeological, and isotope data from the study of nearly 200 jaguars, pumas, wolves, rattlesnakes, and golden eagles that were sacrificed or offered to the Moon Pyramid of Teotihuacan, 1-550 AD, to take readers on a journey through the complex entanglements of ritual performances that were part of the process of sovereignty for this ancient city.

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ISBN/GTIN978-0-19-765339-5

ProduktartTaschenbuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

FormatTrade Paperback (USA)

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr2024

Erscheinungsdatum09.10.2024

Seiten304 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

Artikel-Nr.60430599

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GenreKunst/Architektur

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

1. Ritualization of Animal Matter

2. Placemaking: Teotihuacan's Altepetl

3. Animal Politics

4. The Zooarchaeological Data

5. Isotope Evidence of Captivity

6. Animal Biographies

7. Animals Inhabiting the Altepetl

8. Epilogue, A Thick Description of Burial 6

Bibliography

Appendix: Feathered Serpent Pyramid Faunal Tablemehr