03042nam 2200673Ia 450 991077956090332120230803020601.01-299-47545-00-8263-5308-8(CKB)2550000001019854(EBL)1166708(OCoLC)842262262(SSID)ssj0000871692(PQKBManifestationID)11478043(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000871692(PQKBWorkID)10823563(PQKB)10541688(MiAaPQ)EBC1166708(MdBmJHUP)muse25266(Au-PeEL)EBL1166708(CaPaEBR)ebr10689948(CaONFJC)MIL478795(EXLCZ)99255000000101985420121025d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInka human sacrifice and mountain worship[electronic resource] strategies for empire unification /Thomas BesomAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Pressc20131 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8263-5307-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 AnalysisAppendix B: Typical Inka VesselsNotes; Glossary of Andean Names and Terms; References; Index; Back Cover"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 establishment and preservation of political power within the Inka empire"--Provided by publisher.IncasRites and ceremoniesIncasReligionIncasPolitics and governmentHuman sacrificeAndes RegionMountainsReligious aspectsAndes RegionReligious aspectsAndes RegionAntiquitiesIncasRites and ceremonies.IncasReligion.IncasPolitics and government.Human sacrificeMountainsReligious aspects.299.8/8323Besom Thomas1960-1506852MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779560903321Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship3737249UNINA