Religion and Empire - The Dynamics of Aztec and Inca Expansionism

Klappentext Religion and Empire is an innovative and provocative study of the two largest states of the Precolumbian Americas! the Aztec and Inca Empires. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Aztec imperial expansion; 3. The Inca imperial expansion; 4. Precolumbian imperialism: theories and evidence; 5. Ideology and cultural evolution; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Geoffrey W. Conrad, Geoffrey W. Demarest Conrad, Conrad Geoffrey W., Arthur A. Demarest, Arthur Andrew Demarest, Demarest Arthur A.
• Con la collaborazione di: Colin Renfrew (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.1984
• EAN: 9780521318969
• ISBN: 978-0-521-31896-9
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: New Studies in Archaeology; New Studies in Archaeology
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology by period / region, The Americas