El sacrificio humano en la tradición religiosa mesoamericana

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Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, 2010 - History - 597 pages
The present edition comprises the discussions of new proposals regarding the historic evolution, the functions and meanings of the human sacrifice rituals in Mesoamerica. The volume contains the research contributions of 28 renowned multidisciplinary specialists from important scientific institutions in Mexico, United States, France, Belgium and Japan. The book presents a revealing look, through the development of new theories, the creative revision of the historic and iconographic data, the most recent archaeological information, and the comparative study of this phenomena in societies from different epochs and diverse geographies.

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