essay
Dynastic structures in Andean culture
northern dynasties : kingship and statecraft in chimor: a symposium at dumbarton oaks, 12th and 13th october 1985 • Washington, D.C. • Published In 1990 • Pages: 489-505
By: Zuidema, R. Tom (Reiner Tom).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
For purpose of example, five indigenous Peruvian dynastic genealogies recorded by the Spanish before 1622 are examined, including that of the royal Inka lineage of Cuzco. The myths of Naymlap and of Taycanamo (the traditional first ruler of the Chimu) are considered, with commentary on what would be required to archaeologically test the chronological implications at Chan Chan. Caution is given that the myth of Naymlap should be considered a typical Andean myths, not a possible retelling of historic events. It recounts social structures like those under the Inka (e.g. the forty retainers of Naymlap can be equated to the forty [i]mita[/i] labor groups that served in Cuzco), so therefore may only reflect political organization at the time of the Spanish Conquest.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Traditional history
- Comparative evidence
- Lineages
- Chief executive
- Cult of the dead
- Ordering of time
- Territorial hierarchy
- Community heads
- Moieties
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Chimu
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2015
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- South America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Andes
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnohistorian
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not specified
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 600-400 BP (AD 1400-1600)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- coastal and highland Peru
- NotesAdditional notes
- R. Tom Zuidema
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 504-505)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89023336
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Chimu Indians--Politics and government--Congresses
- Chimu Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
- Chan Chan Site (Peru)--Congresses
- Peru--Antiquities--Congresses