Palaces and Power in the Americas
2010·432 pages
Scholarly essays on how ancient American palaces embodied political power through design and location, from Peru to the Northwest Coast.
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Scholarly essays on how ancient American palaces embodied political power through design and location, from Peru to the Northwest Coast.
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Ancient American palaces still captivate those who stand before them. Even in their fallen and ruined condition, the palaces project such power that, according to the editors of this new collection, it must have been deliberately drawn into their formal designs, spatial layouts, and choice of locations. Such messages separated palaces from other elite architecture and reinforced the power and privilege of those residing in them. Indeed, as Christie and Sarro write, "the relation between politica...
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Violence & gore
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Brief academic references to ancient warfare and conquest
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Recurring discussion of sacred geography and ritual spaces in ancient cultures
Magic & witchcraft
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Political content
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Central focus on political power expressed through elite architecture
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References to hierarchy, conquest, and ritual practices in ancient societies
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