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City of Sacrifice

by David Carrasco

Human sacrificeRites and ceremoniesIndians of MexicoAztecsIndians of mexico, social life and customsCentral america, social conditionsIndiens d'AmériqueRites et cérémonies

"In City of Sacrifice, Carrasco chronicles the fascinating story of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, investigating Aztec religious practices and demonstrating that religious violence was integral to urbanization; the city itself was a temple to the gods. And Mexico City, the largest city on earth, was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, a point Carrasco poignantly considers in his survey of urbanization from antiquity to modernity."--BOOK JACKET.

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