Fame of Thrones: Seats, Sights, and Sanctity among the Inka

The Inka of Andean South America regarded as sacred those seats reserved for the divine head of state. The most famous of such seats was known to the Inka as the Sapaqurinka; today it is more commonly known as the Throne of the Inka. It was hewn from a rock outcrop located atop a promontory overlook...

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Main Author: Dean, Carolyn J. 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2015]
In: Material religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 355-385
Further subjects:B Inka visual culture
B sacred landscape
B Saqsawaman
B scopic practices
B complementarity
B rock carving
B Throne
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)