02143nam a2200505Ka 4500 ocn842262262 OCoLC 20200709055655.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130509s2013 nmu ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780826353085 (electronic bk.) 0826353088 (electronic bk.) 9780826353078 082635307X (OCoLC)842262262 508787 (N$T) sn----- F3429.3.R58 B46 2013eb REL 029000 bisacsh 299.8/8323 23 N$TA Besom, Thomas, 1960- Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship [electronic resource] : strategies for empire unification / Thomas Besom. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2013. 1 online resource. Includes bibliographical references 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. Description based on print version record. Incas Rites and ceremonies. Incas Religion. Incas Politics and government. Human sacrifice Andes Region. Andes Region Religious aspects. Mountains Religious aspects. Andes Region Antiquities. RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Besom, Thomas, 1960- Inka human sacrifice and mountain worship. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2013 9780826353078 (DLC) 2012041906 (OCoLC)816030977 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=508787 EBSCOhost EBSC 508787 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52110 52110