Ritual and Pilgrimage in the Ancient Andes: The Islands of the Sun and the Moon

by Charles Stanish and Brian S. Bauer

Book Overview

The Islands of the Sun and the Moon in Bolivia's Lake Titicaca were two of the most sacred locations in the Inca empire. A pan-Andean belief held that they marked the origin place of the Sun and the Moon, and pilgrims from across the Inca realm made ritual journeys to the sacred shrines there. In this book, Brian Bauer and Charles Stanish explore the extent to which this use of the islands as a pilgrimage center during Inca times was founded on and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292708904
• ISBN13: 9780292708907
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"