Inca rituals and sacred mountains
Subtitle: a study of the world's highest archaeological sites
By: Johan Reinhard and Maria Constanza Ceruti
Contributors: Ceruti, María Constanza
Series: Monograph -- 67; Monograph (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA) -- 67.
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781931745765; 9781931745772
Subjects: Incas; Antiquities; Rites and ceremonies; Human sacrifice; Ice mummies; Excavations (Archaeology); Sacred space; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-252) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Description. Introduction: Historical and geographical background ; Archaeological sites leading to Llullaillaco's Summit ; The ceremonial site on the summit; title: Pt. 2. Analysis. Llullaillaco and Inca state pilgrimage ; Ritual specialists and victims ; The sacrifice : ritual and meaning ; Offerings and their symbolism ; Sacred landscape ; Conclusions; title: Appendix A: Descriptions of Llullaillaco Summit offerings; title: Appendix B: Distribution of Llullaillaco Summit offerings; title: Appendix C: Conservation of the mummies and artifacts; title: Appendix D: Chronology of the expedition; title: Appendix E: Resources .