Inca Cosmology And The Human Body
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Inca Cosmology And The Human Body
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Author : Constance Classen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Inca Cosmology And The Human Body written by Constance Classen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
The Two Faces Of Inca History
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Author : Isabel Yaya
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2012-09-19
The Two Faces Of Inca History written by Isabel Yaya and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-19 with History categories.
The historical narratives of the Inca dynasty, known to us through Spanish records, present several discrepancies that scholarship has long attributed to the biases and agendas of colonial actors. Drawing on a redefinition of royal descent and a comparative literary analysis of primary sources, this book restores the pre-Hispanic voices embedded in the chronicles. It identifies two distinctive bodies of Inca oral traditions, each of which encloses a mutually conflicting representation of the past that, considered together, reproduces patterns of Cuzco’s moiety division. Building on this new insight, the author revisits dual representations in the cosmology and ritual calendar of the ruling elite. The result is a fresh contribution to ethnohistorical works that have explored native ways of constructing history.
Astronomy And Empire In The Ancient Andes
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Author : Brian S. Bauer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Astronomy And Empire In The Ancient Andes written by Brian S. Bauer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
"This joint project of an astrophysicist (Dearborn) and an archeologist (Bauer) was written for the use of astronomers, archeologists, and historians. Includes sufficient background information for readers with little or no knowledge of the Andes. Text sheds new light on relationship between Inca cosmology and social structure"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
The Secret Of The Incas
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Author : William Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Broadway Books
Release Date : 1997-05-20
The Secret Of The Incas written by William Sullivan and has been published by Broadway Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05-20 with History categories.
Analyzes Inca mythology in light of the historical events that transformed their world at the time of the arrival of Spanish conquistadors.
Deviant And Useful Citizens
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Author : Mariselle Melendez
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 2011
Deviant And Useful Citizens written by Mariselle Melendez and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Constructing and controlling women in colonial South America
Inca Garcilaso And Contemporary World Making
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Author : Sara Castro-Klarén
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2016-09-27
Inca Garcilaso And Contemporary World Making written by Sara Castro-Klarén and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with History categories.
This edited volume offers new perspectives from leading scholars on the important work of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616), one of the first Latin American writers to present an intellectual analysis of pre-Columbian history and culture and the ensuing colonial period. To the contributors, Inca Garcilaso's Royal Commentaries of the Incas presented an early counter-hegemonic discourse and a reframing of the history of native non-alphabetic cultures that undermined the colonial rhetoric of his time and the geopolitical divisions it purported. Through his research in both Andean and Renaissance archives, Inca Garcilaso sought to connect these divergent cultures into one world. This collection offers five classical studies of Royal Commentaries previously unavailable in English, along with seven new essays that cover topics including Andean memory, historiography, translation, philosophy, trauma, and ethnic identity. This cross-disciplinary volume will be of interest to students and scholars of Latin American history, culture, comparative literature, subaltern studies, and works in translation.
Living With The Dead In The Andes
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Author : Izumi Shimada
language : en
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Release Date : 2015-05-14
Living With The Dead In The Andes written by Izumi Shimada and has been published by University of Arizona Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-14 with Social Science categories.
The Andean idea of death differs markedly from the Western view. In the Central Andes, particularly the highlands, death is not conceptually separated from life, nor is it viewed as a permanent state. People, animals, and plants simply transition from a soft, juicy, dynamic life to drier, more lasting states, like dry corn husks or mummified ancestors. Death is seen as an extension of vitality. Living with the Dead in the Andes considers recent research by archaeologists, bioarchaeologists, ethnographers, and ethnohistorians whose work reveals the diversity and complexity of the dead-living interaction. The book’s contributors reap the salient results of this new research to illuminate various conceptions and treatments of the dead: “bad” and “good” dead, mummified and preserved, the body represented by art or effigies, and personhood in material and symbolic terms. Death does not end or erase the emotional bonds established in life, and a comprehensive understanding of death requires consideration of the corpse, the soul, and the mourners. Lingering sentiment and memory of the departed seems as universal as death itself, yet often it is economic, social, and political agendas that influence the interactions between the dead and the living. Nine chapters written by scholars from diverse countries and fields offer data-rich case studies and innovative methodologies and approaches. Chapters include discussions on the archaeology of memory, archaeothanatology (analysis of the transformation of the entire corpse and associated remains), a historical analysis of postmortem ritual activities, and ethnosemantic-iconographic analysis of the living-dead relationship. This insightful book focuses on the broader concerns of life and death.
To Feed And Be Fed
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Author : Susan Elizabeth Ramírez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
To Feed And Be Fed written by Susan Elizabeth Ramírez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with HISTORY categories.
This book reexamines the structure of Inca society on the eve of the Spanish conquest. The author argues that native Andean cosmology, which centered on the idea of divine rulership, principally organized the indigenous political economy as well as spatial and socio-kinship systems. Ramírez begins by establishing that the phrase "el Cuzco," picked up from the native peoples by the Spanish invaders, referred not only to a place but also to the Inca leader. This leader acted as the center of the Inca universe, connecting the people to their ancestors, nature, and each other. From this starting point, the author revisits the Inca cosmology and looks at the way in which the ruler and other authorities connected the people to the gods and bound a diverse polity together under divine protection. Next, the book shows how rituals immortalized these leaders and connected the people to past generations. Finally, the author examines how a cosmology, centered on the divine nature of the king, defined the community and identity of the Andean people.
A Culture Of Stone
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Author : Carolyn J Dean
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2010-10-21
A Culture Of Stone written by Carolyn J Dean and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-21 with History categories.
A major contribution to both art history and Latin American studies, A Culture of Stone offers sophisticated new insights into Inka culture and the interpretation of non-Western art. Carolyn Dean focuses on rock outcrops masterfully integrated into Inka architecture, exquisitely worked masonry, and freestanding sacred rocks, explaining how certain stones took on lives of their own and played a vital role in the unfolding of Inka history. Examining the multiple uses of stone, she argues that the Inka understood building in stone as a way of ordering the chaos of unordered nature, converting untamed spaces into domesticated places, and laying claim to new territories. Dean contends that understanding what the rocks signified requires seeing them as the Inka saw them: as potentially animate, sentient, and sacred. Through careful analysis of Inka stonework, colonial-period accounts of the Inka, and contemporary ethnographic and folkloric studies of indigenous Andean culture, Dean reconstructs the relationships between stonework and other aspects of Inka life, including imperial expansion, worship, and agriculture. She also scrutinizes meanings imposed on Inka stone by the colonial Spanish and, later, by tourism and the tourist industry. A Culture of Stone is a compelling multidisciplinary argument for rethinking how we see and comprehend the Inka past.
The Book Of Touch
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Author : Constance Classen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-09-03
The Book Of Touch written by Constance Classen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with Social Science categories.
This book puts a finger on the nerve of culture by delving into the social life of touch, our most elusive yet most vital sense. From the tortures of the Inquisition to the corporeal comforts of modernity, and from the tactile therapies of Asian medicine to the virtual tactility of cyberspace, The Book of Touch offers excursions into a sensory territory both foreign and familiar. How are masculine and feminine identities shaped by touch? What are the tactile experiences of the blind, or the autistic? How is touch developed differently across cultures? What are the boundaries of pain and pleasure? Is there a politics of touch? Bringing together classic writings and new work, this is an essential guide for anyone interested in the body, the senses and the experiential world.