Book 2013

Inka Human Sacrifice And Mountain Worship Strategies For Empire Unification

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English
Published: 2013

Incas
Human sacrifice
Mountains
Andes region
Politics and government
Religious aspects
Antiquities
Rites and ceremonies

"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"--Provided by publisher.