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UNINA9910452677603321 |
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Autore |
Besom Thomas <1960-> |
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Titolo |
Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for empire unification / / Thomas Besom |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-47545-0 |
0-8263-5308-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Incas - Rites and ceremonies |
Incas - Religion |
Incas - Politics and government |
Human sacrifice - Andes Region |
Mountains - Religious aspects |
Electronic books. |
Andes Region Religious aspects |
Andes Region Antiquities |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Introduction; 1: Symbols, Ideology, Ritual, and Power; 2: Ethnohistoric Data on Human Sacrifice and Mountain Worship; 3: The Archaeological Materials from Cerro Esmeralda; 4: Discussion of the Materials from Cerro Esmeralda; 5: The Archaeology of Cerro El Plomo and the Santiago Area; 6: Discussion of the Archaeological Materials from Cerro El Plomo and the Santiago Area; 7: Discussion of the Anthropomorphic Statuettes; 8: Conclusions; Epilogue; Appendix A: Results of Segmental Hair Analysis |
Appendix B: Typical Inka VesselsNotes; Glossary of Andean Names and Terms; References; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"In this study, Besom explores the ritual practices of human sacrifice and the worship of mountains, attested in both archaeological investigations and ethnohistorical sources, as tools in the |
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