Frank Meddens
- Published in print:
- 2020
- Published Online:
- January 2021
- ISBN:
- 9780813066448
- eISBN:
- 9780813058658
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813066448.003.0003
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Prehistoric Archaeology
Andean waka are frequently referenced as talking and are portrayed as being consulted by the living elite. In this type of dialogue these sacred entities often appear remarkably fallible. Community ...
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Andean waka are frequently referenced as talking and are portrayed as being consulted by the living elite. In this type of dialogue these sacred entities often appear remarkably fallible. Community leaders such as Inca rulers are at times presented on an equal footing with the sacred beings, such as in kay pacha. This chapter attempts to unravel the nature of communication between the sacred realm and those who would mediate between waka and the people and interpret and give meaning to the speech of non-human actors.Less
Andean waka are frequently referenced as talking and are portrayed as being consulted by the living elite. In this type of dialogue these sacred entities often appear remarkably fallible. Community leaders such as Inca rulers are at times presented on an equal footing with the sacred beings, such as in kay pacha. This chapter attempts to unravel the nature of communication between the sacred realm and those who would mediate between waka and the people and interpret and give meaning to the speech of non-human actors.
Gonzalo Lamana
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- March 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226307213
- eISBN:
- 9780226307244
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226307244.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, Imperialism and Colonialism
This chapter examines questions of difference and authority at the intersection of religion and politics that took place mainly in the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries and that still resonate. It ...
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This chapter examines questions of difference and authority at the intersection of religion and politics that took place mainly in the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries and that still resonate. It analyzes printed versions of Francisco Pizarro's capture of the Inca Atahualpa in a bloody attack after the exchange of a book and words between the Inca ruler and Fray Vicente de Valverde. This chapter suggests that the narrative of Cajamarca helps identify certain dilemmas of being Christian that were shaped by the emergence of the Atlantic as center of the first world system.Less
This chapter examines questions of difference and authority at the intersection of religion and politics that took place mainly in the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries and that still resonate. It analyzes printed versions of Francisco Pizarro's capture of the Inca Atahualpa in a bloody attack after the exchange of a book and words between the Inca ruler and Fray Vicente de Valverde. This chapter suggests that the narrative of Cajamarca helps identify certain dilemmas of being Christian that were shaped by the emergence of the Atlantic as center of the first world system.
