| Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices Contributor(s): Bastien, Joseph W. (Contribution by), Brown, James A. (Contribution by), Buikstra, Jane E. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0884023745 ISBN-13: 9780884023746 Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection OUR PRICE: $39.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Death & Dying - History | Latin America - South America |
| Dewey: 393.108 |
| LCCN: 2012450601 |
| Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 425 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the Andes, a long history of research on burial records and burial contexts exists for the purpose of reconstructing cultural affiliation, chronology, socioeconomic status, grave content, and human body treatment. Less attention is paid to the larger question of how mortuary practices functioned in different cultures. Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices (originally released in 1995) examines this broader issue by looking at the mortuary practices that created a connection between the living and the dead; the role of wealth and ancestors in cosmological schemes; the location, construction, and sociopolitical implications of tombs and cemeteries; and the art and iconography of death. By examining rich sets of archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data, the thirteen essays continue to enrich our understanding of the context and meaning of the mortuary traditions in the Andes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dillehay, Tom D.: - Tom D. Dillehay is Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University.Rowe, John Howland: - d. 2004Salomon, Frank: - Frank Salomon is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. |
