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Sex, death, and sacrifice in Moche religion and visual culture

by Steve Bourget

This study analyses visual representations of sex, death, and sacrifice in ancient Moche iconography, linking these scenes to archaeological remains to explore the culture's cosmological beliefs and political authority.

Accession 1980 ISBN 9780292712799 Publisher University of Texas Press
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