Ritual Sacrifice in Ancient Peru

by ElizabethP.Benson (Editor), Anita G . Cook (Editor)

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  2001

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  Propitiating the supernatural forces that could grant bountiful crops or wipe out whole villages through natural disasters was a sacred duty in ancient Peruvian societies. This book examines the evidence for ancient Peruvian sacrificial offerings of human beings and animals, as well as the cultural contexts in which the offerings occurred.