Author: Gillin, John
Title: Moche: A Peruvian Coastal Community
Description: Washington, D.C. U.S.Govt. Ptng. Office, (1945). orig.wrappers. 26x19cm, vii,166,(24)pp, Series: Smithsonian Institution, Institute of Social Anthropology, Publication No. 3.. Folding maps, 24 photoplates. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Includes 2 folding maps + 24pp photoplates. Contents: Backround of Moche; Sustenance & Basic Economy; Habitations; Food & Drink; Dress & Ornament; Industries; Economics; Transportation, Communication & the Expansion of the Moche World; Recreation & Art; Miscellaneous Items of Lore & Learning; Social Forms & Organization; Native Medicine & Magical Curing; Curandismo; Pregnancy & Childbirth; Lay Medicine; Religion; The Cultural Position of Moche.

Keywords: Social Anthropology, Moche Peru, Quechua Indians, Rural Sociology, Ethnography, Native Americans, South America, ,