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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Besom, Thomas, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (368 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780826353085

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