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Death and the Afterlife in Pre-Columbian America

Death and the Afterlife in Pre-Columbian America - Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Symposia and Colloquia

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Publisher's Synopsis

Death and the Afterlife in Pre-Columbian America contains eight essays first presented a conference held at Dumbarton Oaks in October 1973. Expertly edited by Elizabeth P. Benson and first published in 1975, these essays adopt iconographic, socioeconomic, historical, and ethnographic approaches to examine death and the afterlife as they occur over a wide span of space and time in diverse Pre-Columbian cultures.

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Dumbarton Oaks

Founded in 1913, Harvard University Press is the publisher of such classic works as John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, E. O. Wilson's On Human Nature, and Helen Vendler's Dickinson. The Press continues to be a leading publisher of convergent works in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences, while also taking bold steps in exciting new directions, from innovative partnerships, to a diverse translation program, to an expanded commitment to facilitating scholarly conversation around the globe.

Book information

ISBN: 9780884024569
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Dumbarton Oaks
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Language: English
Number of pages: 208
Weight: -1g
Height: 242mm
Width: 172mm