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Moche (Mochica) Stoll, Marijke

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The Moche (alternatively Mochica) were a collective of autonomous polities that participated in a shared culture and politico-religious ideology during the Early Intermediate (BCE 200 - CE 550) and Middle Horizon (CE 550 - 1000) periods. They occupied several river valleys that bisect the coastal deserts in the North Coast region of Peru. The Moche are particularly well-known for their ceramic pottery that often depicted both real-life and supernatural themes. Moche communities practiced a polytheistic religion that focused heavily on sacrifice, blood, semen, sex, funerary ritual and a warrior cult.

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Title
Moche (Mochica)
Creator
Stoll, Marijke
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2022-02-22
Description
The Moche (alternatively Mochica) were a collective of autonomous polities that participated in a shared culture and politico-religious ideology during the Early Intermediate (BCE 200 - CE 550) and Middle Horizon (CE 550 - 1000) periods. They occupied several river valleys that bisect the coastal deserts in the North Coast region of Peru. The Moche are particularly well-known for their ceramic pottery that often depicted both real-life and supernatural themes. Moche communities practiced a polytheistic religion that focused heavily on sacrifice, blood, semen, sex, funerary ritual and a warrior cult.
Subject
South American Religions; Moche religion; Landscape features; Animals; Landscape; Polytheistic; Military cults; Religious Group; Pre-Inka Religions; Prehistoric South American Religions; Ancestor veneration; Animist
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-11-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0422117
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83268
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Marijke Stoll. (2022). Moche (Mochica). Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Postdoctoral
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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