Ancestors and elites : emergent complexity and ritual practices in the Casas Grandes polity /

Ancestors and elites : emergent complexity and ritual practices in the Casas Grandes polity /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rakita, Gordon F. M., 1971-
Imprint:	Lanham, MD : Altamira Press, c2009.
Description:	xii, 207 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Archaeology of religion ; v. 6
Subject:	Casas Grandes culture -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) Indians of Mexico -- Funeral customs and rites -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) -- History. Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) -- Religion. Elite (Social sciences) -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) -- History. Indians of Mexico -- Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) -- Social conditions. Antiquities. Casas Grandes culture. Elite (Social sciences) Indians of Mexico -- Funeral customs and rites. Indians of Mexico -- Religion. Indians of Mexico -- Social conditions. Chihuahua (Mexico : State) -- Antiquities. Mexico -- Chihuahua (State) History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7699313

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9780759111288 (cloth : alk. paper) 0759111286 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780759113299 (electronic) 0759113297 (electronic)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-196) and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Emergent complexity
Ritual and emergent complexity
Ritual practices at Paquimé
Interpretations and conclusions.