Memory landscapes of the Inka carved outcrops : from past to present /

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"This book investigates the Inka carved outcrops in the Andean highlands in the context of pan-Andean stone cults which predated the Inka and continue to be practiced in modified forms to the present day"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Christie, Jessica Joyce, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Subjects:
Incas > Antiquities.
Incas > Religion.
Petroglyphs > Andes Region.
Outcrops (Geology) > Andes Region.
Ancestor worship > Andes Region.
Memory > Social aspects > Andes Region.
Social archaeology > Andes Region.
Landscape archaeology > Andes Region.
Incas > Antiquités.
ART > History > General.
Ancestor worship.
Antiquities.
Landscape archaeology.
Memory > Social aspects.
Outcrops (Geology)
Petroglyphs.
Social archaeology.
Andes Region > Antiquities.
Andes Region > Religious life and customs.
Andes Region.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Formal and structural analysis of Inka Carved rocks
  • Carved rocks complexes or groups of carved rocks in specific contexts
  • The birthplace of the Sun, Moon and the Inka ancestors on the Island of the Sun and the southern basin of Lake Titicaca
  • Inka Pacariqtambo : a landscape of power relations through time
  • Machu Picchu
  • Chinchero
  • Discussion and conclusions
  • Afterword.

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