Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle, and Sacrifice in Aztec CultureThe history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity frequently denied to them, and exploring their spectacular religious violence as a comprehensible element of life, this book integrates a fresh interpretation of gender with an innovative study of the everyday life of the Aztecs. |
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Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture Caroline Dodds Pennock No preview available - 2008 |
Bonds of Blood: Gender, Lifecycle, and Sacrifice in Aztec Culture Caroline Dodds Pennock No preview available - 2008 |
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