Tombs for the Living Paperback by Tom D. Dillehay

Product Details

• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Coll. (2011-11-15)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 434 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780884023746
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

In the Andes, a long history of research on burial records and burial contexts exists for the purpose of reconstructing cultural affiliation, chronology, socioeconomic status, grave content, and human body treatment. Less attention is paid to the larger question of how mortuary practices functioned in different cultures. Tombs for the Living: Andean Mortuary Practices (originally released in 1995) examines this broader issue by looking at the mortuary practices that created a connection between the living and the dead; the role of wealth and ancestors in cosmological schemes; the location, construction, and sociopolitical implications of tombs and cemeteries; and the art and iconography of death. By examining rich sets of archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnohistoric data, the thirteen essays continue to enrich our understanding of the context and meaning of the mortuary traditions in the Andes.

About the Author

Tom D. Dillehay is Senior Research Professor; Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion, and Culture Emeritus; and Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Emeritus at Vanderbilt University.

Christopher B. Donnan is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and served as Director for the Fowler Museum.

d. 2004

Frank Salomon is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.