UID:
almafu_9960010652802883
Format:
1 online resource (329 p.)
ISBN:
1-299-47545-0
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0-8263-5308-8
Content:
"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.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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
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Appendix B: Typical Inka VesselsNotes; Glossary of Andean Names and Terms; References; Index; Back Cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8263-5307-X
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
