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DEITIES
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Inca deities occupied the three realms:Hanan Pacha, the celestial realm in the sky. Uku Pacha, the inner earth. Cay Pacha, the outer earth where humans live. The most important deities of Hanan Pacha were Inti, the Sun God, and Mama Quilla, the Moon ... |
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ORIGIN
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Many ancient Andean peoples traced their origins to ancestral deities. Multiple ayllus could share similar ancestral origins. The Inca claimed descent from the Sun and the Moon, their Father and Mother. Many ayllus claimed descent from early proto-hu... |
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RELIGIOUS EXPANSION
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Religious traditions in the Andes tended to vary among different ayllus. While the Inca generally allowed or even incorporated local deities and heroes of the ayllus they conquered, they did bring their gods to those peoples by incorporating them in ... |
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SACRED SITES
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Huacas (sacred sites or things), were widespread around the Inca Empire. Huacas were deific entities that resided in natural objects such as mountains, boulders, streams, battle fields, other meeting places, and any type of place that was connected w... |
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DIVINATION
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The Incas also used divination. They used it to inform people in the city of social events, predict battle outcomes, and ask for metaphysical intervention.Divination was an important part of Inca religion, as reflected in the following quote:"The nat... |
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FESTIVALS
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The Inca calendar had 12 months of 30 days, with each month having its own festival. The Incan year began in December, and began with Capac Raymi, the magnificent festival.Gregorian month - Inca month - Translation January - Camay quilla - Faste... |
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INCA RELIGION AND SOCIALISM
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Inca religion is one of the main counter arguments in the debate regarding the notion that the Inca state was an early 'Socialist Empire' (Baudin, 1928). These facts, however, have little to do with the Inca economy, which, with its large-scale centr... |
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