Memory landscapes of the Inka carved outcrops / Jessica Joyce Christie ; foreword by Frank Meddens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christie, Jessica Joyce, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Incas--Antiquities.

Incas.

Incas--Religion.

Petroglyphs--Andes Region.

Petroglyphs.

Outcrops (Geology)--Andes Region.

Outcrops (Geology).

Ancestor worship--Andes Region.

Ancestor worship.

Memory--Social aspects--Andes Region.

Memory.

Landscape archaeology.

Social archaeology.

Memory--Social aspects.

Andes Region--Antiquities.

Andes Region.

Antiquities.

Andes Region--Religious life and customs.

Social archaeology--Andes Region.

Landscape archaeology--Andes Region.

Physical Description:

xviii, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2016]

Summary:

"This book investigates the Inka carved outcrops in the Andean highlands in the context of pan-Andean stone cults which predated the Inka and continue to be practiced in modified forms to the present day"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Background and context of the book : purpose, methodologies, and findings, source materials

1. Formal and structural analysis of Inka carved rocks

2. Carved rock complexes or groups of carved rocks in specific contexts

3. The birthplace of the Sun, Moon and the Inka ancestors on the Island of the Sun and the southern basin of Lake Titicaca

4. Inka Pacariqtambo : a landscape of power relations through time

5. Machu Picchu

6. Chinchero

7. Discussion and conclusions

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-289) and index.

ISBN:

9780739194881

0739194887

9781498517737

1498517730

OCLC:

903675231