Inka Human Sacrifice and Mountain Worship Strategies for Empire Unification |
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| Author:
| Besom, Thomas |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8263-5307-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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The Inka empire was the largest pre-Columbian polity in the New World. Its vast expanse, its ethnic diversity, and the fact that the empire may have been consolidated in less than a century have prompted much scholarly interest in its creation. 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.
The Inka empire was the largest pre-Columbian polity in the New World. Its vast expanse, its ethnic diversity, and the fact that the empire may have been consolidated in less than a century have prompted much scholarly interest in its creation. 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.