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As the gods kill : morality and social violence among the precolonial Maya /

"This is a survey of the evidence for violence--especially that of war and sacrifice--among the precolonial Maya. Scherer wants to situate violence within its social context, focusing especially on the moral frameworks in which the injury and killing were conducted. He is asking questions like,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scherer, Andrew K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2025]
Edition:First edition.
Series:The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies
Subjects:
Mayas > Rites and ceremonies.
Mayas > Warfare.
Violence > Moral and ethical aspects > Central America.
Ritual murder > Central America.
Human sacrifice > Central America.
Maya gods.
Mayas > Antiquities.
Mayas > Rites et cérémonies.
Mayas > Guerre.
Sacrifice humain > Amérique centrale.
Dieux mayas.
Mayas > Antiquités.

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