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.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Besom, Thomas, 1960-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
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.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Symbols, Ideology, Ritual, and Power
  • Ethnohistoric Data on Human Sacrifice and Mountain Worship
  • The Archaeological Materials from Cerro Esmeralda
  • Discussion of the Materials from Cerro Esmeralda
  • The Archaeology of Cerro El Plomo and the Santiago Area
  • Discussion of the Archaeological Materials from Cerro El Plomo and the Santiago Area
  • Discussion of the Anthropomorphic Statuettes
  • Conclusions
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A : Results of Segmental Hair Analysis
  • Appendix B : Typical Inka Vessels.

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