Ancestors and elites : emergent complexity and ritual practices in the Casas Grandes polity / Gordon F.M. Rakita.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rakita, Gordon F. M., 1971-

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Archaeology of religion ; v. 6.

Archaeology of religion ; v. 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Casas Grandes culture--Mexico--Chihuahua (State).

Casas Grandes culture.

Elite (Social sciences)--Mexico--Chihuahua (State)--History.

Elite (Social sciences).

Indians of Mexico--Funeral customs and rites--Mexico--Chihuahua (State)--History.

Indians of Mexico.

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Chihuahua (State)--Religion.

Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Chihuahua (State)--Social conditions.

Antiquities.

Indians of Mexico--Funeral customs and rites.

Indians of Mexico--Religion.

Indians of Mexico--Social conditions.

Chihuahua (Mexico : State)--Antiquities.

Chihuahua (Mexico : State).

Mexico--Chihuahua (State).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2009.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : AltaMira Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Ancestors and Elites examines the relationship between emergent social complexity and changing ritual practices at the prehispanic site of PaquimZ, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Emergent Complexity; Chapter 3. Ritual and Emergent Complexity; Chapter 4. Ritual Practices at Paquimé; Chapter 5. Interpretations and Conclusions; References; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-196) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-42278-5

1-282-49806-1

9786612498060

0-7591-1329-7

OCLC:

431325571