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Title Encyclopedia of the Incas / edited by Gary Urton and Adriana Von Hagen.

Publication Info. Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 324 pages)
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Thematic contents -- Introduction -- Map -- Acllacuna -- Acosta, José de -- Administration -- Administration, Decimal -- Albornoz, Cristóbal de -- Andes, Central -- Anello Oliva, Giovanni -- Animals, Domesticated -- Antisuyu -- Archaeology, Cuzco -- Architecture -- Arithmetic -- Astronomy -- Avila, Francisco de -- Ayllu -- Aymara -- Battles, ritual -- Bertonio, Ludovico -- Betanzos, Juan de -- Bingham, Hiram -- Bridges -- Cabello Valboa, Miguel -- Cajamarca -- Calancha, Antonio de la -- Calendar, Ritual -- Capac Hucha -- Catequil -- Census -- Ceques -- Ceramics -- Chicha -- Chinchaysuyu -- Chroniclers, Conquest -- Chronology, Inca -- Chronology, Pre-Inca -- Cieza de León, Pedro de -- Cobo, Bernabé -- Coca -- Collasuyu -- Conquests -- Coricancha -- Costume -- Crime and punishment -- Cuisine -- Cuntisuyu -- Cuzco -- Dance -- Deities -- Diseases, Foreign -- Divination -- Dualism -- Economy, Household -- Estates, royal -- Ethnicity -- Ethnography, as a source -- Expansion -- Farming -- Feasts, State-sponsored -- Feathers -- Foodstuffs, Domesticated -- Fortifications -- Garcilaso de la Vega, El Inca -- González Holguín, Diego -- Guaman Poma de Ayala, Felipe -- Health and illness -- Huaca -- Inca by privilege -- Invasion, Spanish -- Irrigation -- Islands of the Sun and the Moon -- Keros -- King list -- Kinship, Divine -- Labor service -- Legacy, Inca -- Machu Picchu -- Metallurgy -- Mining -- Molina, Cristóbal de -- Mummies, Royal -- Murra, John Victor -- Murúa, Martín de -- Music -- Myths, Origin -- Oracles -- Pachacamac -- Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamaygua, Joan de Santa Cruz -- Panaca -- Pease, Franklin -- Pizarro, Pedro -- Planning, Settlement -- Polo Ondegardo, Juan -- Puquina -- Quarrying and stonecutting -- Quechua -- Quipu -- Relaciones Geográficas -- Religion -- Roads -- Rostworowski, María -- Rowe, John Howland -- Rule, Imperial -- Sacsahuaman -- Sámano account -- Sapa Inca -- Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro -- Seafaring -- Storage -- Subsistence -- Tambos -- Tello, Julio C. -- Temples -- Terracing -- Titu Cusi Yupanqui, Diego de Castro -- Uhle, Max -- Ushnu -- Valera, Blas -- Vilca -- Vilcabamba -- Village life -- Visitas -- Warfare -- Wars, Dynastic -- Wealth -- Weaving and textiles -- Women -- Worship, Ancestor -- Zuidema, R. Tom.
Summary The Inca Empire existed for fewer than 100 years, yet ruled more subjects than either the Aztecs or the Maya and occupied a territory stretching nearly 3000 miles. The Incas left no system of writing; what we know of them has been gleaned from the archaeological record and accounts written following the Spanish invasion. In this A-to-Z encyclopedia, Gary Urton and Adriana von Hagen, together with over thirty contributors, provide a broad introduction to the fascinating civilization of the Incas, including their settlements, culture, society, celebrations, and achievements. Following a broad introduction, 128 individual entries explore wide-ranging themes (religion, architecture, farming) and specific topics (ceremonial drinking cup, astronomy), interweaving ethnohistoric and archaeological research with nuanced interpretation. Each entry provides suggestions for further reading. Sidebars profiling chroniclers and researchers of Inca life#x14;ranging from Još de Acosta and Crist̤bal de Albornoz to Maria Rostworowski and R. Tom Zuidema#x14;add depth and context for the cultural entries. Cross-references, alphabetical and topical lists of entries, and a thorough index help readers navigate the volume. A chronology, selected bibliography, regional map, and almost ninety illustrations round out the volume. In sum, the Encyclopedia of the Incas provides a unique, comprehensive resource for scholars, as well as the general public, to explore the civilization of the Incas#x14;the largest empire of the pre-Columbian New World.
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Subject Incas -- Encyclopedias.
Incas.
Genre/Form Encyclopedias.
Subject Incas -- Civilization -- Encyclopedias.
Civilization.
HISTORY -- World.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Encyclopedias.
Added Author Urton, Gary, 1946- editor.
Von Hagen, Adriana, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Encyclopedia of the Incas Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015] 9780759123625 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2015006444
ISBN 9780759123632 ebook
0759123632
9780759123625 cloth : alkaline paper
9780759123632 electronic
0759123624
Standard No. 99978886836