Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship strategies for empire unification /
Thomas Besom.
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
"In this study, Besom explores the ritual practices of human sacrifice and the worship of mountains, attested in both archaeological investigations and ethnohistorical sources, as tools in the establishment and preservation of political power within the Inka empire"--Provided by publisher.
9780826353085
Incas--Rites and ceremonies. Incas--Religion. Incas--Politics and government. Human sacrifice--Andes Region. Mountains--Religious aspects.