Book

Inca civilization in Cuzco

University of Texas PressAustin • Published In 1990 • Pages:

By: Zuidema, R. Tom (Reiner Tom).

Abstract
Based on the detailed, if somewhat idealized and interpretative accounts of the sixteenth century Spanish chroniclers in Cuzco who presented data on multiple aspects of Inca civilization, such as the spatial and temporal dimensions of social organization, kinship, age-classes, irrigation, architecture, art, the calendar, religion, and history, this work by Zuidema attempts to provide a reconstruction of Inca ethnography using the information above and placing it in a setting of modern anthropological theory. The major themes in this document center around the organization of space in the Cuzco valley, irrigation, the administrative structure, the age-class system (especially in regard to women), the calendric rituals and myths, and kinship, with particular emphasis on the Royal Ayllu.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Status, role, and prestige
Age stratification
Kinship terminology
Lineages
Moieties
Territorial hierarchy
Districts
Chief executive
Executive household
Mythology
tradition
Inka
HRAF PubDate
2004
Region
South America
Sub Region
Central Andes
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2003
Field Date
1980s
Coverage Date
468-400 BP (1532-ca. 1600 A.D.)
Coverage Place
City and Valley of Cuzco (Cusco), Peru
Notes
by R. Tom Zuidema ; translated from the French by Jean-Jacques Decoster ; foreword by Françoise Héritier-Augé
Translation of: [La civilisation inca au Cuzco]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-101)
LCCN
89077440
LCSH
Incas