Inca imperialism, ritual change, and cosmological continuity in the Cotahuasi Valley of Peru 1

Journal of Anthropological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 433-462

  Jennings, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEOLOGY; ARCHITECTURE; ARMY; BUILDING; CLERGY; COSMOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CULTIVATED LAND; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEATH; DOCUMENTATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC GROUP; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDEOLOGY; LAND BIOME; LANDSCAPE; LIFE; ORGANIZATION; PAINTING; PERU; POLITICS; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WAR;

EID: 0842264345     PISSN: 00917710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/jar.59.4.3631591     Document Type: Review

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