LEADER 03042nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910779560903321 005 20230803020601.0 010 $a1-299-47545-0 010 $a0-8263-5308-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000001019854 035 $a(EBL)1166708 035 $a(OCoLC)842262262 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000871692 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11478043 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000871692 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10823563 035 $a(PQKB)10541688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1166708 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25266 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1166708 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10689948 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL478795 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001019854 100 $a20121025d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInka human sacrifice and mountain worship$b[electronic resource] $estrategies for empire unification /$fThomas Besom 210 $aAlbuquerque $cUniversity of New Mexico Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8263-5307-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 327 $aAppendix B: Typical Inka VesselsNotes; Glossary of Andean Names and Terms; References; Index; Back Cover 330 $a"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. 606 $aIncas$xRites and ceremonies 606 $aIncas$xReligion 606 $aIncas$xPolitics and government 606 $aHuman sacrifice$zAndes Region 606 $aMountains$xReligious aspects 607 $aAndes Region$xReligious aspects 607 $aAndes Region$xAntiquities 615 0$aIncas$xRites and ceremonies. 615 0$aIncas$xReligion. 615 0$aIncas$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aHuman sacrifice 615 0$aMountains$xReligious aspects. 676 $a299.8/8323 700 $aBesom$b Thomas$f1960-$01506852 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779560903321 996 $aInka human sacrifice and mountain worship$93737249 997 $aUNINA