TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sugiyama,Saburo
TI  - Human sacrifice, militarism, and rulership: materialization of state ideology at the Feathered Serpent Pyramid, Teotihuacan 
T2  - New studies in archaeology
SN  - 052178056X
AV  - F1219.1.T27 S84 2005
U1  - 972.52 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity)
KW  - Indians of Mexico
KW  - Mexico
KW  - San Juan Teotihuacán
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Human sacrifice
KW  - Excavations (Archaeology)
KW  - Human remains (Archaeology)
KW  - Teotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico)
KW  - San Juan Teotihuacán (Mexico)
N1  - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Arizona State University, 1995; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: cognition of state symbols and polity -- Background: data and ideation -- The ciudadela and the city layout -- Architecture and sculpture -- Burials -- Offerings -- Overview: sacrificial and elite burials -- Conclusion: the feathered serpent pyramid as symbol of sacrifice, militarism and rulership -- --; 1; Introduction : cognition of state symbols and polity --; 2; Background : data and ideation --; 3; The Ciudadela and the city layout --; 4; Architecture and sculpture --; 5; Burials --; 6; Offerings --; 7; Overview : sacrificial and elite burials --; 8; Conclusion : the Feathered Serpent Pyramid as symbol of sacrifice, militarism, and rulership
N2  - "Teotihuacan was one of the earliest and more populous pre-Colombian cities, and the Feathered Serpent was its vital monument, erected circa AD 200. This work explores the religious meanings and political implications of the pyramid with meticulous and thorough analyses of substantially new excavation data. Challenging the traditional view of the city as a legendary, sacred, or anonymously governed center, the book provides significant new insights into the Teotihuacan polity and society."--Jacket; "Teotihuacan was one of the earliest and more populous pre-Colombian cities, and the Feathered Serpent was its vital monument, erected circa AD 200. This work explores the religious meanings and political implications of the pyramid with meticulous and thorough analyses of substantially new excavation data. Challenging the traditional view of the city as a legendary, sacred, or anonymously governed center, the book provides significant new insights into the Teotihuacan polity and society."--BOOK JACKET
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/2004056819-b.html
ER  -