ANTH 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Huaca, Dharma Transmission, Tinku
20 Jul 2015
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Main plaza for public spectacle and processions surrounded by the palaces where live and dead kings lived: sacsayhuaman: Associated with oldest kings but also with distant future: korikancha: golden enclosure ritual focus, first and oldest temple of the sun to be built not underscore relationship between king and sun god. Where manco capac threw the rod to where they would build. Also used for veneration of other dieties: moon and stars smaller rituals restricted to members of royal family. Interior walls covered with sheets of gold king brought back from each military conquest (to be king: has to come from right lineage but also has to be masculine: perform and win military campaigns, bring back gold) Gold valued for its sacred association: with sun god inti and connection with kingship. Gold disk in the middle of the inner courtyard: they would take it out during day and take it back during night.
