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Archaeology of Wak'as

Explorations of the Sacred in the Pre-Columbian Andes

By: Tamara L. Bray

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Archaeology of Wak'as

Explorations of the Sacred in the Pre-Columbian Andes

By: Tamara L. Bray

In this edited volume, Andean wak'as—idols, statues, sacred places, images, and oratories—play a central role in understanding Andean social philosophies, cosmologies, materialities, temporalities, and constructions of personhood. Top Andean scholars from a variety of disciplines cross regional, theoretical, and material boundaries in their chapters, offering innovative methods and theoretical frameworks for interpreting the cultural particulars of Andean ontologies and notions of the sacred. Wak'as were understood as agentive, nonhuman persons within many Andean communities and were fundamental to conceptions of place, alimentation, fertility, identity, and memory and the political construction of ecology and life cycles. The ethnohistoric record indicates that wak'as were thought to speak, hear, and communicate, both among themselves and with humans. In their capacity as nonhuman persons, they shared familial relations with members of the community, for instance, young women were wed to local wak'as made of stone and wak'as had sons and daughters who were identified as the mummified remains of the community's revered ancestors. Integrating linguistic, ethnohistoric, ethnographic, and archaeological data, The Archaeology of Wak'as advances our understanding of the nature and culture of wak'as and contributes to the larger theoretical discussions on the meaning and role of–"the sacred” in ancient contexts.

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University Press of Colorado

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149201270X

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9781492012702

The Future of the Past

Archaeologists, Native Americans and Repatriation

By: Tamara Bray

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The Future of the Past

Archaeologists, Native Americans and Repatriation

By: Tamara Bray

To date, the notion of repatriation has been formulated as a highly polarized debate with museums, archaeologists, and anthropologists on one side, and Native Americans on the other. This volume offers both a retrospective and a prospective look at the topic of repatriation. By juxtaposing the divergent views of native peoples, anthropologists, museum professionals, and members of the legal profession, it illustrates the complexity of the repatriation issue.

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268

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Routledge

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1136543597

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9781136543593

The Inca and Their Empire

A Study in New World Imperialism

By: Tamara Bray

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The Inca and Their Empire

A Study in New World Imperialism

By: Tamara Bray

In the wake of the American invasion of Iraq and other recent foreign interventions, there has been a revival of interest in the history of empires and imperialism.The Inca and their Empire offers a critically-informed discussion of the archaeology of the Inca empire, discussing it in the context of the broader 'imperial experience' and in light of contemporary manifestations of imperialism. It is an excellent introduction to current scholarly debates on different aspects of Inca imperialism and its legacy in South America.This book is a valuable resource for students and scholars working on different aspects of pre-industrial empires, as well as those engaged in discussions of contemporary forms and trajectories of modern imperialism.

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Pluto Press (UK)

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0745330924

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9780745330921

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Archaeology of Wak'as

Archaeology of Wak'as

The Future of the Past

The Future of the Past

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The Inca and Their Empire

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