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  1. 1. Living among gods – The Capacocha children : A hermeneutic analysis of the Chakana philosophy

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Författare :Frida Ekberg Toscano; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Capacocha ritual; Huacas; Chakana; Inca world belief; sacred landscape; offerings; phenomenology theory; hermeneutic spiral;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to study the Capacocha, which is an Inca ritual where children were offered to their gods in the sacred places called Huacas (places of origin) and offered artefacts together with the children links to the Inca's sacred symbol, the Chakana, which in turn it is the life philosophy of the Inca culture. This thesis uses this philosophy to understand the phenomenon and the elements that define Huacas and the Capacocha ritual. LÄS MER