{"product_id":"the-sacred-landscape-of-the-inca-the-cusco-ceque-system-paperback","title":"The Sacred Landscape of the Inca: The Cusco Ceque System - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian S. Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eceque\u003c\/i\u003e system of Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca empire, was perhaps the most complex indigenous ritual system in the pre-Columbian Americas. From a center known as the Coricancha (Golden Enclosure) or the Temple of the Sun, a system of 328 \u003ci\u003ehuacas\u003c\/i\u003e (shrines) arranged along 42 ceques (lines) radiated out toward the mountains surrounding the city. This elaborate network, maintained by \u003ci\u003eayllus\u003c\/i\u003e (kin groups) that made offerings to the shrines in their area, organized the city both temporally and spiritually.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom 1990 to 1995, Brian Bauer directed a major project to document the \u003ci\u003eceque\u003c\/i\u003e system of Cusco. In this book, he synthesizes extensive archaeological survey work with archival research into the Inca social groups of the Cusco region, their land holdings, and the positions of the shrines to offer a comprehensive, empirical description of the \u003ci\u003eceque\u003c\/i\u003e system. Moving well beyond previous interpretations, Bauer constructs a convincing model of the system's physical form and its relation to the social, political, and territorial organization of Cusco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the leading authorities on the Inca, Brian S. Bauer is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 263\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454325506226,"sku":"9780292729018","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/34bc9191f540bb0ead89ce4e13abb0ca.webp?v=1778848159","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-sacred-landscape-of-the-inca-the-cusco-ceque-system-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}