Archaeological interpretations : symbolic meaning within Andes prehistory

Summary: "Presenting studies in Andean archaeology and iconography by leading specialists in the field, this volume tackles the question of how researchers can come to understand the intangible, intellectual worlds of Andean cultures from the fourth to the sixteenth centuries"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780813066448
ISBN: 9780813057545
ISBN: 081305754X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 281 pages) : illustrations, maps
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:march.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: In Search of the Meaning Within / Peter Eeckhout -- Part I. Monumental: Landscapes and Architecture. -- The Sunken Court Tradition in the South-Central Andes / Abigail Levine and Charles Stanish -- Reflective and Communicative Waka: Interaction with the Sacred / Frank Meddens -- Part II. Images and Concepts. -- The Life Force Materialized in the Andean Religion / Christine A. Hastorf -- Twisting and Spinning from Symbols to Signs: From Chavin to Tawantinsuyu / Gary Urton -- Part III. Objects in Context. -- Different Shades of Early Shamanism in the Upper Amazon / Francisco Valdez -- Metal in the Recuay Culture of Ancient Peru: Art, Imagery, and Social Context / George Lau -- The Meaning within Moche Masks / Edward Swenson -- Part IV. Rituals and Ontology. -- Ephemeral Memories: The Creation and Ritual Destruction of Architectonic Models in San Jos�e de Moro / Luis Jaime Castillo Butters -- Farewell to the Gods: Interpreting the Use and Voluntary Abandonment of a Ritual Building at -- Pachacamac, Peru / Peter Eeckhout
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 06, 2020).