Death and the Afterlife in Pre-Columbian America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780884024569)

Death and the Afterlife in Pre-Columbian America contains eight essays first presented a conference held at Dumbarton Oaks in October 1973. Expertly edited by Elizabeth P. Benson and first published in 1975, these essays adopt iconographic, socioeconomic, historical, and ethnographic approaches to examine death and the afterlife as they occur over a wide span of space and time in diverse Pre-Columbian cultures.

Author: Elizabeth P. Benson
ISBN-10: 0884024563
ISBN-13: 9780884024569
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Language: English
Published: 05/20/2025
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback