Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico

Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico examines the ways in which urbanization and religion intersected in pre-Columbian central Mexico. It provides a materially informed history of religion and an archaeology of cities that considers religion as a generative force in societal change.

Sommario

• Contents


• Preface


• 1. Religion and Urbanization in Ancient Societies


• 2. The Central Mexican Highlands and its People


• 3. Formative to Classic in Central Mexico


• 4. Sacred Landscapes


• 5. Sacred Actors


• 6. Ritual and Religion in the Creation of Urban Landscapes


• Bibliography


• Index

Info autore

David M. Carballo is Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Boston University.

Riassunto

Urbanization and Religion in Ancient Central Mexico examines the ways in which urbanization and religion intersected in pre-Columbian central Mexico. It provides a materially informed history of religion and an archaeology of cities that considers religion as a generative force in societal change.

Testo aggiuntivo

This is an excellent synthesis of the earliest cycles of urbanization in central Mexico, showing religion always entangled with politics. Later polities changed in some ways, but much endured into Aztec times. It fills a major gap in our understanding of the history of a key region in Mesoamerica.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David M Carballo, David M. Carballo, Carballo David M.
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9780190251062
• ISBN: 978-0-19-025106-2
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Oxford Studies in the Archaeology of Ancient States; Oxford Studies in the Archaeol
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; HISTORY / Ancient / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, History of the Americas, The Americas, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Pre-Columbian America, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, History of the Americas: pre-contacts