Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship :: strategies for empire unification /

In this study, the author 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.

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1. Verfasser: Besom, Thomas, 1960-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, the author 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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-302) and index.
ISBN:9780826353085
0826353088
1299475450
9781299475458

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