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Author Besom, Thomas, 1960-

Title Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship : strategies for empire unification / Thomas Besom
Published Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents 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
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-302) and index
Notes English
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Subject Incas -- Rites and ceremonies
Incas -- Religion.
Incas -- Politics and government
Human sacrifice -- Andes Region
Mountains -- Religious aspects.
RELIGION -- Ethnic & Tribal.
Antiquities
Human sacrifice
Incas -- Politics and government
Incas -- Religion
Incas -- Rites and ceremonies
Mountains -- Religious aspects
War -- Religious aspects
SUBJECT Andes Region -- Religious aspects
Andes Region -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2005006452
Subject Andes Region
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012041906
ISBN 9780826353085
0826353088
1299475450
9781299475458