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A comprehensive survey of human sacrifice and mountain worship among the Inka, exploring a trove of colonial historical data and contemporary interpretations.

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"This is an important contribution. There is no equivalent book that brings together in such detail the historical sources dealing with the topic of Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship." Johan Reinhard, National Geographical Society

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Chapter 1: Ethnohistory and the Inkas
  • Chapter 2: Qhapaq Hucha Sacrifice
  • Chapter 3: Other Types of Sacrifice
  • Chapter 4: Mountain Worship
  • Chapter 5: Mountain Offerings
  • Chapter 6: Reasons for Worshipping Mountains
  • Chapter 7: Material Correlates of Mountain Worship
  • Chapter 8: Conclusions
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Andean Names and Terms
  • Reference List
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9780292725720, 978-0292725720
      ISBN10: 0292725728

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A comprehensive survey of human sacrifice and mountain worship among the Inka, exploring a trove of colonial historical data and contemporary interpretations.

      Trade Review
      "This is an important contribution. There is no equivalent book that brings together in such detail the historical sources dealing with the topic of Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship." Johan Reinhard, National Geographical Society

      Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • Acknowledgments
      • Prologue
      • Chapter 1: Ethnohistory and the Inkas
      • Chapter 2: Qhapaq Hucha Sacrifice
      • Chapter 3: Other Types of Sacrifice
      • Chapter 4: Mountain Worship
      • Chapter 5: Mountain Offerings
      • Chapter 6: Reasons for Worshipping Mountains
      • Chapter 7: Material Correlates of Mountain Worship
      • Chapter 8: Conclusions
      • Epilogue
      • Notes
      • Glossary of Andean Names and Terms
      • Reference List
      • Index

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