Of Summits And Sacrifice: An Ethnohistoric Study Of Inka Religious Practices
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Thomas Besom
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Austin
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: University Of Texas Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xii, 230 p.
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: ill., maps
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Code E. Book: 5140
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Index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Ethnohistory and the Inkas -- Qhapaq Hucha sacrifice -- Other types of sacrifice -- Mountain worship -- Mountain offerings -- Reasons for worshipping mountains -- Material correlates of mountain worship -- Conclusions