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City of Sacrifice

The Aztec Empire and the Role of Violence in Civilization
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In City of Sacrifice, Carrasco confronts fiercely provocative questions about violence and civilization. He chronicles the fascinating story of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, investigating Aztec religious practices and demonstrating that religious violence was integral to urbanization: the city itself was a temple to the gods. If ritual violence against humans was a profound necessity for the Aztecs in their capital city, is it central to the construcion of socialord and the authority of city states? Ultimately, it asks the question: Is civilization built on violence?

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David L. Carrasco is professor of history of religions at Princeton University. Author and editor of many books, he is editor-in-chief of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures.
Release date NZ
December 8th, 2000
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  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
288
Dimensions
135x203x16
ISBN-13
9780807046432
Product ID
5866699

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