Inca rituals and sacred mountains : a study of the world's highest archaeological sites / Johan Reinhard and Maria Constanza Ceruti.
Reinhard, Johan.; Ceruti, María Constanza.
2010
F3429.3.R58 R4 2010 (Mapit)
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Title Inca rituals and sacred mountains : a study of the world's highest archaeological sites / Johan Reinhard and Maria Constanza Ceruti.
Author Reinhard, Johan.
ISBN 9781931745772 (trade pbk.)
1931745773 (trade pbk.)
9781931745765
1931745765
Imprint Los Angeles : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, University of California, Los Angeles, c2010.
Language English
Description xvi, 264 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Call Number F3429.3.R58 R4 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 985/.019
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Ceruti, María Constanza.
Series Monograph (Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA) ; 67.
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Pt. 1. Description. Introduction: Historical and geographical background ; Archaeological sites leading to Llullaillaco's Summit ; The ceremonial site on the summit
Pt. 2. Analysis. Llullaillaco and Inca state pilgrimage ; Ritual specialists and victims ; The sacrifice : ritual and meaning ; Offerings and their symbolism ; Sacred landscape ; Conclusions
Appendix A: Descriptions of Llullaillaco Summit offerings
Appendix B: Distribution of Llullaillaco Summit offerings
Appendix C: Conservation of the mummies and artifacts
Appendix D: Chronology of the expedition
Appendix E: Resources .

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