Social skins of the head : body beliefs and ritual in ancient Mesoamerica and the Andes /

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...

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Other Authors:	Lozada, María Cecilia (Editor), Tiesler, Vera (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Indians > Craniology. Indians > Anthropometry.