sacred landscape of the Inca, The
Book Description
Journey into the heart of one of history's most sophisticated spiritual systems with this groundbreaking exploration of the Inca's sacred landscape. Brian S. Bauer unveils the remarkable ceque system of Cusco, where 328 sacred shrines connected along 42 ceremonial lines created an intricate web of spiritual energy radiating from the Temple of the Sun into the surrounding mountains.
This extraordinary network represents far more than ancient architecture. It reveals how an entire civilization organized their spiritual, social, and temporal existence around sacred geography. Each shrine held deep meaning for the kin groups who tended them, creating a living map where the physical and metaphysical worlds intersected in profound harmony.
Drawing from five years of archaeological fieldwork and extensive archival research, Bauer reconstructs this complex ritual system with remarkable detail and clarity. His comprehensive approach combines empirical investigation with deep respect for indigenous wisdom, offering readers a rare glimpse into how the Inca understood the relationship between sacred space and community life.
For modern spiritual seekers exploring the connections between place, purpose, and practice, this work illuminates timeless principles about creating meaningful relationships with the land and each other. The ceque system demonstrates how ancient peoples developed sophisticated frameworks for organizing both inner and outer worlds around sacred principles.
This scholarly yet accessible exploration invites contemporary readers to reconsider how geography, spirituality, and social organization can work together to create truly integrated ways of living.
Who Is This For?
📖 Reading Level: Medium (200-400 pages) (~7 hours)
📄 Length: 249 pages
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Sacred space
- ✓ Explore Indians of South America
- ✓ Explore Incas
- ✓ Explore Religion
- ✓ Explore Indians of south america, religion
- ✓ Explore Antiquities
- ✓ Explore Indians of north america, social life and customs
- ✓ Explore Social life and customs
