Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for empire unification / / Thomas Besom

• Autore: Besom Thomas <1960->
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 299.8/8323
• Soggetto topico: Incas - Rites and ceremonies; Incas - Religion; Incas - Politics and government; Human sacrifice - Andes Region; Mountains - Religious aspects
• Soggetto geografico: Andes Region Religious aspects; Andes Region Antiquities
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Analysis ; Appendix B: Typical Inka VesselsNotes; Glossary of Andean Names and Terms; References; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship
• ISBN: 1-299-47545-0; 0-8263-5308-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817240003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II