Archaeological Interpretations: Symbolic Meaning Within Andes Prehistory

ISBN-13: 9780813066448 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 336 str.

Peter Eeckhout

Spis treści

• List of Figures
• Preface
• Introduction
• Part 1. Monumental: Landscapes and Architecture
• 1. The Sunken Court Tradition in the South Central Andes
• Abigail Levine and Charles Stanish
• 2. Reflective and Communicative Waka: Interaction with the Sacred
• Frank Meddens
• Part 2. Images and Concepts
• 3. The Life Force Materialized in Andean Religion
• Christine A. Hastorf
• 4. Twisting and Spinning From Symbols to Signs: From Chavín to Tawantinsuyu
• Gary Urton
• Part 3. Objects in Context
• 5. Different Shades of Early Shamanism in the Upper Amazon.
• Francisco Valdez
• 6. Metal in the Recuay Culture of Ancient Peru: Art, Imagery and Social Context
• George Lau
• 7. The Meaning within Moche Masks
• Edward Swenson
• Part 4. Rituals and Ontology
• 8. Ephemeral Memories: The Creation and Ritual Destruction of Architectonic Models in San José de MoroLuis Jaime Castillo Butters
• 9. Farewell to the Gods: Interpreting the Use and Voluntary Abandonment of a Ritual Building at Pachacamac, Peru
• Peter Eeckhout
• Index