The meanings of ritualized head treatments among ancient Mesoamerican and Andean peoples is the subject of this book, the first overarching coverage of an important subject. Heads are sources of power that protect, impersonate, emulate sacred forces, distinguish, or acquire identity within the native world. The essays in this book examine these themes in a wide array of indigenous head treatments, including facial cosmetics and hair arrangements, permanent cranial vault and facial modifications, dental decorations, posthumous head processing, and head hunting. They offer new insights into native understandings of beauty, power, age, gender, and ethnicity. The contributors are experts from such diverse fields as skeletal biology, archaeology, aesthetics, forensics, taphonomy, and art history.
Vera Tiesler & María Cecilia Lozada
Social Skins of the Head
Body Beliefs and Ritual in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes
Social Skins of the Head
Body Beliefs and Ritual in Ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes
Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 288 ● ISBN 9780826359643 ● Dimensione 12.1 MB ● Editore Vera Tiesler & María Cecilia Lozada ● Casa editrice University of New Mexico Press ● Pubblicato 2018 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7486050 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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