Inka Human Sacrifice and Mountain Worship : Strategies for Empire Unification /

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In this study, the author explores the ritual practices of human sacrifice and the worship of mountains, attested in both archaeological investigations and ethnohistorical sources, as tools in the establishment and preservation of political power within the Inka empire. -- Provided by publisher.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Besom, Thomas, 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War > Religious aspects.
Mountains > Religious aspects.
Incas > Rites and ceremonies.
Incas > Religion.
Incas > Politics and government.
Human sacrifice.
Antiquities.
RELIGION > Ethnic & Tribal.
Montagnes > Aspect religieux.
Incas > Rites et ceremonies.
Human sacrifice > Andes Region.
Andes Region.
Andes Region > Antiquities.
Andes Region > Religious aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:In this study, the author explores the ritual practices of human sacrifice and the worship of mountains, attested in both archaeological investigations and ethnohistorical sources, as tools in the establishment and preservation of political power within the Inka empire. -- Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780826353085

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