Six. Reasons for Worshipping Mountains

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Prologue 1
6. One. Ethnohistory and the Inkas 4
7. Two. Qhapaq Hucha Sacrifice 25
8. Three. Other Types of Sacrifice 44
9. Four. Mountain Worship 64
10. Five. Mountain Offerings 94
11. Six. Reasons for Worshipping Mountains 117
12. Seven. Material Correlates of Mountain Wor 146
13. Eight. Conclusions 157
14. Epilogue 164
15. Notes 167
16. Glossary of Andean Names and Terms 203
17. Reference List 209
18. Index 225