Andes Region

The archaeology of Andean pastoralism

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"In this book leading experts uncover and discuss archaeological topics and themes surrounding the long-term trajectory of camelid (llama and alpaca) pastoralism in the Andean highlands of South America. The chapters open up these studies to a wider world by exploring the themes…

The jaguar within: shamanic trance in ancient Central and South Amer…

by Stone, Rebecca

fromLinda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies

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Shamanism the practice of entering a trance state to experience visions of a reality beyond the ordinary and to gain esoteric knowledge has been an important part of life for indigenous societies throughout the Americas from prehistoric times until the present. Much has been wri…

Art and vision in the Inca empire

by Herring, Adam

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"In 1500 CE, the Inca empire covered most of South America's Andean region. The empire's leaders first met Europeans on November 15, 1532, when a large Inca army confronted Francisco Pizarro's band of adventurers in the highland Andean valley of Cajamarca, Peru. At few other tim…

Art and vision at Inca Cajamarca

by Herring, Adam

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"In 1500 CE, the Inca empire covered most of South America's Andean region. The empire's leaders first met Europeans on November 15, 1532, when a large Inca army confronted Francisco Pizarro's band of adventurers in the highland Andean valley of Cajamarca, Peru. At few other tim…

Art and Vision in the Inca Empire: Andeans and Europeans at Cajamarca

by Herring, Adam

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"In 1500 CE, the Inca empire covered most of South America's Andean region. The empire's leaders first met Europeans on November 15, 1532, when a large Inca army confronted Francisco Pizarro's band of adventurers in the highland Andean valley of Cajamarca, Peru. At few other tim…

Art and vision in the Inca empire: Andeans and Europeans at Cajamarca

by Herring, Adam

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"In 1500 CE, the Inca empire covered most of South America's Andean region. The empire's leaders first met Europeans on November 15, 1532, when a large Inca army confronted Francisco Pizarro's band of adventurers in the highland Andean valley of Cajamarca, Peru. At few other tim…

Art and vision in the Inca Empire: Andeans and Europeans at Cajamarca

by Herring, Adam

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This book offers a new, art-historical interpretation of pre-contactInca culture and power and includes over sixty color images.

Art and vision in the Inca empire: Andeans and Europeans at Cajamarca

by Herring, Adam

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La quatrième de couverture indique: "In 1500 CE, the Inca empire covered most of South America's Andean region. The empire's leaders first met Europeans on November 15, 1532, when a large Inca army confronted Francisco Pizarro's band of adventurers in the highland Andean valley …