Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship : strategies for empire unification

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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Main Author: Besom, Thomas, 1960-
Format: Electronic eBook
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.
Mountains > Religious aspects.
Andes Region > Religious aspects.
Andes Region > Antiquities.
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