Empire of the Ancestors The Wari of the Middle Horizon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glowacki, Mary

Contributor:

Cook, Anita G.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Archaeology of South America Series.

Archaeology of South America Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Huari Indians--Politics and government.

Huari Indians.

Huari Indians--Antiquities.

Indians of South America--Peru--Cuzco--Antiquities.

Indians of South America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.).

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2026.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

Foreword

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

2. The Wari Ancestral Deities: Reevaluating Ceremonial Architecture in the Imperial Capital

Appendix 2.1. Ancestor-Related Religious and Mortuary Architecture

3. Death, Reciprocity, and Identity

4. Huacas and Ritual Activities: A Case Study of Middle Horizon Cajamarca, Northern Highlands of Peru

5. Imperial Projects and Local Ancestors in the Northern Highlands: Wari and Cajamarca Entanglements During the Middle Horizon

6. Corporal Ancestors, Gender, and Power in the Wari Outpost of Castillo de Huarmey

7. A Regional Sanctuary and Local Cemetery: Pachacamac and Huaca Malena

8. Local Histories and the Bodies of Ancestors

9. Wari's Foothold in the Southern Highlands: Defining Ancestral Veneration in Imperial Expansion

10. Wari Ancestors: Personhood and Figuration

11. The Role of Wari Ancestors and Religion in the Provinces: A View from Nasca

12. Visualizing the Ancestors: The Wari Occupation in the Palpa-Lucanas Area

13. Emptying the Cists: Ancestors at the Wari Outpos tof Quilcapampa

14. Sky, Earth, or Underworld: Where Were Wari Ancestors?

15. Ancestral Regimes: Perspectives on Wari Ritual and Politics During the Middle Horizon

Appendix 15.1. Summary of Middle Horizon D-Shaped Structures

16. Ancestor Worship in Middle Horizon Wari: An Evaluation

List of Contributors

Index

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About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Other Format:

Print version: Glowacki, Mary Empire of the Ancestors

ISBN:

9780813075471

0813075475

9780813074344

0813074347

Publisher Number:

40033331168

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.