03961nam a22006255i 4500 978-3-031-67580-5 DE-He213 20251030113042.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240914s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031675805 978-3-031-67580-5 10.1007/978-3-031-67580-5 doi QC6.9-9 PDX bicssc PH bicssc SCI055000 bisacsh PDX thema PH thema Gullberg, Steven. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 84286 Inca Cosmovision [electronic resource] : The Astronomical Legacy of an Andean Empire / by Steven Gullberg, Milton Rojas Gamarra. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVII, 186 p. 87 illus., 62 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Astronomers' Universe, 2197-6651 Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Inka Chronology -- Chapter 3. Facets of Inka Culture -- Chapter 4. Inka Culture and Quechua Language -- Chapter 5. Archaeoastronomy -- Chapter 6. Facets of Inka Astronomy and Cosmology -- Chapter 7. The Waqas of the Inkas -- Chapter 8. Inka Seq’es -- Chapter 9. Inka Constellations -- Chapter 10. Inka Astronomy in Daily Life -- Chapter 11. Conclusion. The Inkas (Quechua spelling) worshipped the Sun, and their emperor was thought to be the son of the Sun. They conquered most of the Andes and their former empire is replete with examples of their astronomy. They used solar positions on the horizon for calendrical purposes and managed their crops and religious festivals in this manner. Many examples remain of their intentional light and shadow effects that demonstrate their sophisticated understanding of the Sun’s movement and of solar horizon events. Evidence of their astronomy can only be fully understood in its cultural context, and that is the focus of this book. Inka Cosmovision explores the cosmic worldview of the Inkas from the perspective of oral traditions passed from one generation to the next among the Inkas’ living descendants. You will learn about Inka astronomy in a way that you perhaps have never encountered. An author of the book is Quechua, a descendant of the Inkas, and what you will read benefits greatly not only from the field research of both authors, but from the many stories he learned from his parents and grandparents and from his Amauta, a highly respected Indigenous teacher of Inka culture. This book enlightens about Inka cosmovision as no other has before. . Physics History. 64549 Astronomy Observations. 67976 Cultural property. Archaeology. America History. 84137 Religion and science. 71876 History of Physics and Astronomy. 68040 Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. 67977 Archaeology and Heritage. 71132 History of the Americas. 84138 Religion and Sciences. 71877 Rojas Gamarra, Milton. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 84287 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031675799 Printed edition: 9783031675812 Astronomers' Universe, 2197-6651 82697 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67580-5 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP 63376 63376