
El estudio de las prácticas rituales andinas ha sido ampliamente abordado por la arqueología y la historia, especialmente en torno a su función en la cohesión social, la legitimación del poder y la articulación del sistema religioso. Sin embargo, la frecuente confusión conceptual entre “ofrenda” y “sacrificio” limita la comprensión de las lógicas simbólicas y políticas que sustentaron estos rituales. Esta investigación propone esclarecer dicha distinción mediante un enfoque interdisciplinar que integra la arqueología, la historia y la antropología, al tomar como eje el análisis del ritual de la “capacocha”, práctica central en el sistema religioso e ideológico del “Tawantinsuyu”.
The study of Andean ritual practices has been extensively addressed by archaeology and history, especially in relation to their role in social cohesion, the legitimization of power, and the articulation of the religious system. However, the frequent conceptual confusion between “offering” and “sacrifice” limits our understanding of the symbolic and political logic that underpinned these rituals. This research aims to clarify this distinction through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates archaeology, history, and anthropology, focusing on the analysis of the “capacocha” ritual, a central practice in the religious and ideological system of the “Tawantinsuyu”.
Tawantinsuyu, momias infantiles y juveniles, ofrenda, Suramérica, Inca Empire, Mummies, capacocha, Imperio incaico, sacrificio
Tawantinsuyu, momias infantiles y juveniles, ofrenda, Suramérica, Inca Empire, Mummies, capacocha, Imperio incaico, sacrificio
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