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Autore |
Christie Jessica Joyce <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Memory landscapes of the Inka carved outcrops / / Jessica Joyce Christie |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Incas - Antiquities |
Incas - Religion |
Petroglyphs - Andes Region |
Outcrops (Geology) - Andes Region |
Andes Region Antiquities |
Andes Region Religious life and customs |
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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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Contents; List of Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Notes on Orthography and Terminology; Introduction; Ch01. Formal and Structural Analysis of Inka Carved Rocks; Ch02. Carved Rock Complexes or Groups of Carved Rocks in Specific Contexts; Ch03. The Birthplace of the Sun,Moon, and the Inka Ancestorson the Island of the Sun and theSouthern Basin of Lake Titicaca; Ch04. Inka Pacariqtambo-A Landscape of Power Relations through Time; Ch05. Machu Picchu; Ch06. Chinchero; Ch07. Discussion and Conclusions; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book investigates the Inka carved outcrops in the Andean highlands in the context of pan-Andean stone cults which predated the Inka and continue to be practiced in modified forms to the present day. |
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