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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458354303321

Autore

Besom Thomas <1960->

Titolo

Of summits and sacrifice [[electronic resource] ] : an ethnohistoric study of Inka religious practices / / Thomas Besom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2009

ISBN

0-292-79762-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (245 p.)

Disciplina

299.8/83230342

Soggetti

Incas - Rites and ceremonies

Incas - Antiquities

Human sacrifice - Peru

Mountains - Religious aspects

Electronic books.

Peru Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ethnohistory and the Inkas -- Qhapaq Hucha sacrifice -- Other types of sacrifice -- Mountain worship -- Mountain offerings -- Reasons for worshipping mountains -- Material correlates of mountain worship -- Conclusions.