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Of summits and sacrifice : an ethnohistoric study of Inka religious practices /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Besom, Thomas, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Incas > Rites and ceremonies.
Incas > Antiquities.
Human sacrifice > Peru.
Mountains > Religious aspects.
Peru > Antiquities.
Table of Contents:
  • Ethnohistory and the Inkas
  • Qhapaq Hucha sacrifice
  • Other types of sacrifice
  • Mountain worship
  • Mountain offerings
  • Reasons for worshipping mountains
  • Material correlates of mountain worship
  • Conclusions.