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

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The Islands of the Sun and the Moon in Bolivia’s Lake Titicaca were two of probably the most sacred locations within the Inca empire. A pan-Andean belief held that they marked the origin place of the Sun and the Moon, and pilgrims from around the Inca realm made ritual journeys to the sacred shrines there. On this book, Brian Bauer and Charles Stanish explore the extent to which this use of the islands as a pilgrimage center all the way through Inca times was once founded on and developed from in advance religious traditions of the Lake Titicaca region.

Drawing on a systematic archaeological survey and test excavations within the islands, in addition to data from historical texts and ethnography, the authors document a succession of complex polities within the islands from 2000 BC to the time of European contact within the 1530s AD. They uncover significant evidence of pre-Inca ritual use of the islands, which raises the compelling possibility that the religious significance of the islands is of great antiquity. The authors also use these data to address broader anthropological questions at the role of pilgrimage centers within the development of pre-up to date states.

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