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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823927603321

Autore

Christie Jessica Joyce <1956->

Titolo

Memory landscapes of the Inka carved outcrops / / Jessica Joyce Christie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-7391-9489-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (317 p.)

Disciplina

709.01/13098

Soggetti

Incas - Antiquities

Incas - Religion

Petroglyphs - Andes Region

Outcrops (Geology) - Andes Region

Andes Region Antiquities

Andes Region Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.