Format:
Online-Ressource (361 p)
ISBN:
9780877456735
Content:
In The Shape of Inca History, Susan Niles considers the ways in which the Inca concept of history informed their narratives, rituals, and architecture. Using sixteenth-century chronicles of Inca culture, legal documents from the first generation of conquest, and field investigation of architectural remains, she strategically explores the interplay of oral and written histories with the architectural record and provides a new and exciting understanding of the lives of the royal families on the eve of conquest.Niles focuses on the life of Huayna Capac, the Inca king w
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Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Orthography and Translation; A Note on the Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Genre and Context in Inca Historical Narratives; 2. Structuring Remembered History; 3. Making History Visible; 4. Huayna Capac's History; 5. Huayna Capac's Royal Estate; 6. The Architecture on the Estate; 7. The Agricultural Works on the Estate; 8. Huayna Capac's Built Legacy; 9. Inca Architecture in Historical Context; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781587292941
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780877456735
Additional Edition:
Print version The Shape of Inca History : Narrative and Architecture in an Andean Empire
Language:
English
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