Artigo Revisado por pares

Pacariqtambo and the Mythical Origins of the Inca

1991; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 2; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/971893

ISSN

2325-5080

Autores

Brian S. Bauer,

Tópico(s)

Latin American history and culture

Resumo

In this study the Pacariqtambo origin myth of the Inca, as described in a number of different Spanish chronicles, is analyzed through examining archaeological data from the Province of Paruro (Department of Cuzco, Peru). The findings suggest that the rock outcrop of Puma Orco, located in the District of Pacariqtambo, may represent the Tambotoco of the Pacariqtambo origin myth, and that the nearby Inca ruins of Maukallaqta may have contained an oracle of the first mythical Inca, Manco Capac. It is suggested that these ruins were built by the ruling elite of Cuzco to commemorate their mythical progenitor and to legitimate their sacred status within Inca society.

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