Stone over stone, where was the man? Perception and meaning of the stone in the sacred geography in andean societies

Authors

  • Luis Galdames Rosas Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
  • Alberto Díaz Araya Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v36i2.2230

Keywords:

Stone, Perception, Andean world, Worldview, Meanings

Abstract

This article examines the semantic components that the stone have in Andean societies. Based on ethnohistorical, linguistic and ethnographic background, we discuss the perception of the functions and meanings that the stone had to indigenous groups, according to cosmological and cultural contexts in which stone element is inserted in both the symbols as in the ceremonial display during the Tawantinsuyu.

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Author Biographies

  • Luis Galdames Rosas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
    Dr. en Filosofía. Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
  • Alberto Díaz Araya, Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas.
    Dr. en Antropología. Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
Runa Vol. 36 Nro. 2

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Published

2015-12-23

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Guest articles

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How to Cite

Stone over stone, where was the man? Perception and meaning of the stone in the sacred geography in andean societies. (2015). RUNA, Archivo Para Las Ciencias Del Hombre, 36(2), 5-23. https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v36i2.2230