2022
GODS AND BELIEFS OF PREHISPANIC PERU
Krzysztof Makowski
Description
An investigation by author Krzysztof Makowski that focuses on the reconstruction of beliefs and rituals that emerge from the analysis of material remains left by the cultures of ancient Peru. In the two introductory chapters, the weight of historical sources in the study of pre-Hispanic beliefs between the 11th and 16th centuries AD is evaluated, and in the following two, several cases are presented and discussed: Cupisnique, Chavín, and early Moche.
Characteristics
Author: Krzysztof Makowski
Prologue: Paulo Pantigoso
Year of publication: 2022
Language: Spanish, English
Pages: 526
Size: 25 x 22 cm
ISBN 978-612-5043-31-3
Prologue: Paulo Pantigoso
Year of publication: 2022
Language: Spanish, English
Pages: 526
Size: 25 x 22 cm
ISBN 978-612-5043-31-3
Preface
Introduction
1. Between Spanish Chronicles and Indigenous Tales
2. The gods of the Chavín world and the temple by the Mosna river
3. How to understand the composition of the Moche images
4. One deity (Aiapaec) or many? The debate on the Moche pantheon
5. Bibliography
Introduction
1. Between Spanish Chronicles and Indigenous Tales
2. The gods of the Chavín world and the temple by the Mosna river
3. How to understand the composition of the Moche images
4. One deity (Aiapaec) or many? The debate on the Moche pantheon
5. Bibliography
Krzysztof Makowski
An investigation by the author Krzysztof Makowski that focuses on the reconstruction of beliefs and rituals that emerge from the analysis of material remains left by the cultures of ancient Peru. In the two introductory chapters, the weight of historical sources in the study of pre-Hispanic beliefs between the 11th and 16th centuries AD is evaluated, and in the following two, several cases are presented and discussed: Cupisnique, Chavín, and early Moche.
The content of this work is a confrontation of all sources of information, namely, colonial texts, ceremonial architecture with its ritual contexts, and iconography. From this analysis, a new starting point for the reconstruction of beliefs and rituals emerges.
The content of this work is a confrontation of all sources of information, namely, colonial texts, ceremonial architecture with its ritual contexts, and iconography. From this analysis, a new starting point for the reconstruction of beliefs and rituals emerges.