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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Besom, Thomas, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Incas > Rites and ceremonies.
Incas > Religion.
Incas > Politics and government.
Human sacrifice > Andes Region.
Andes Region > Religious aspects.
Mountains > Religious aspects.
Andes Region > Antiquities.
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:xviii, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826353078 (cloth : alk. paper)
082635307X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780826353085 (electronic)
0826353088 (electronic)