Religion and Empire: The Dynamics of Aztec and Inca Expansionism (New Studies in Archaeology) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Religion and Empire: The Dynamics of Aztec and Inca Expansionism (New Studies in Archaeology) Book

A provocative, comparative study of the formation and expansion of the Aztec and Inca empires. Argues that prehistoric cultural development is largely determined by continual changes in traditional religion.Read More

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    Religion and Empire is an innovative and provocative study of the two largest states of the Precolumbian Americas, the Aztec and Inca Empires. By examining the causes of the formation and expansion of these two empires, the authors identify similar patterns and processes underlying their rise and decline. They demonstrate that in both examples among the critical elements in the transition from marginal people to imperial power to disintegrating society were changes in traditional religion, including the elaboration of Aztec human sacrifice and Inca worship of the corpses of their kings. The authors show that the complex interaction between such ideological shifts and political and economic factors generated the spectacular historical trajectories of these Pre-Colombian empires.

  • 0521318963
  • 9780521318969
  • Geoffrey W. Conrad, Arthur A. Demarest
  • 31 August 1984
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 280
  • New Ed
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