Memory landscapes of the Inka carved outcrops : from past to present
Title:
Memory landscapes of the Inka carved outcrops : from past to present
Author:
Christie, Jessica Joyce, 1956-
ISBN:
9780739194881
9781498517737
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
xviii, 297 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Introduction -- Formal and structural analysis of Inka Carved rocks -- Carved rocks complexes or groups of carved rocks in specific contexts -- The birthplace of the Sun, Moon and the Inka ancestors on the Island of the Sun and the southern basin of Lake Titicaca -- Inka Pacariqtambo : a landscape of power relations through time -- Machu Picchu -- Chinchero -- Discussion and conclusions -- Afterword.
Abstract:
"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.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-289) and index.
Field 805:
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