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- Book Title
- A Culture of Stone
- Title
- A Culture of Stone
- Subtitle
- Inka Perspectives on Rock
- ISBN-10
- 0822348071
- EAN
- 9780822348078
- ISBN
- 9780822348078
- Genre
- Arts & Photography
- Subject
- History
- Release Year
- 2010
- Release Date
- 10/21/2010
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Culture of Stone : Inka Perspectives on Rock
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Argues that the imperial Inka understood stone as potentially animate, sentient, and sacred; building in stone was a way of ordering unordered nature, domesticating untamed spaces, and claiming new territories.
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Publisher
Duke University Press
ISBN-10
0822348071
ISBN-13
9780822348078
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92549627
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Culture of Stone : Inka Perspectives on Rock
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F3429.3.A65d436 2010
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"The sixteenth-century Spanish priest Cristóbal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book Carolyn Dean explores this 'culture of stone,' exploring ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. This insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world, illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape and the built environment." Joanne Pillsbury, Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks "By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating to the interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects and the built environment in a wide range of fields." Dana Leibsohn, Art Department, Smith College "Gold, silver, and weaving are the riches most often associated with the Inka, but as Carolyn Dean's scholarly study demonstrates, their greatest investment of thought and time was in stone. Moving between descriptions of the magnificent walls of Inka imperial buildings and worked stones in situ, Dean links them as related parts of Inka visual expression that is hard to comprehend and not easily recognized. But, as Dean stresses, there is an intimate relationship between Andeans and stone that is at the heart of the greatest empire of Ancient America."--Thomas B. F. Cummins, Harvard University, "Art historian Dean has provided perhaps the best interpretation of how the Inkas saw their environment, particularly their lithic one, and how this motivated their actions. . . . Her judicious use of historical documents, combined with thoughtful and critical analysis of contemporary Andean concepts that appear rooted in their pre-Hispanic ancestry, provides a new and refreshing perspective for understanding the Inkas' culture of stone." - Michael Malpass, Comparative Studies in Society and History, "By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating to the interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects and the built environment in a wide range of fields."-Dana Leibsohn, Smith College, “Gold, silver, and weaving are the riches most often associated with the Inka, but as Carolyn Dean’s scholarly study demonstrates, their greatest investment of thought and time was in stone. Moving between descriptions of the magnificent walls of Inka imperial buildings and worked stones in situ , Dean links them as related parts of Inka visual expression, which is hard to comprehend and not easily recognized. But, as Dean stresses, there is an intimate relationship between Andeans and stone that is at the heart of the greatest empire of Ancient America.â€�- Thomas B. F. Cummins , Harvard University, "In her exquisitely researched, articulate, and annotated book, Carolyn Dean explores the Inka love affair with stone and demonstrates the near-universal role played by the material in Inka cultural and spiritual life. . . . Dean has made a strong contribution to the ï¬�eld of Andean studies, one well presented and worth reading." - Vincent R. Lee, American Historical Review, "The sixteenth-century Spanish priest Cristbal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book, Carolyn Dean explores this 'culture of stone,' examining ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. Illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape and the built environment, this insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world."-- Joanne Pillsbury , Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, "The sixteenth-century Spanish priest Cristóbal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book, Carolyn Dean explores this 'culture of stone,' examining ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. Illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape and the built environment, this insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world."-- Joanne Pillsbury , Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, “By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating to the interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects and the built environment in a wide range of fields.â€�- Dana Leibsohn , Smith College, "Gold, silver, and weaving are the riches most often associated with the Inka, but as Carolyn Dean's scholarly study demonstrates, their greatest investment of thought and time was in stone. Moving between descriptions of the magnificent walls of Inka imperial buildings and worked stones in situ , Dean links them as related parts of Inka visual expression, which is hard to comprehend and not easily recognized. But, as Dean stresses, there is an intimate relationship between Andeans and stone that is at the heart of the greatest empire of Ancient America."- Thomas B. F. Cummins , Harvard University, "The sixteenth-century Spanish priest Cristóbal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book Carolyn Dean explores this 'culture of stone,' exploring ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. This insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world, illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape And The built environment." Joanne Pillsbury, Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks"By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating To The interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects And The built environment in a wide range of fields." Dana Leibsohn, Art Department, Smith College"Gold, silver, and weaving are the riches most often associated with the Inka, but as Carolyn Dean's scholarly study demonstrates, their greatest investment of thought and time was in stone. Moving between descriptions of the magnificent walls of Inka imperial buildings and worked stones in situ, Dean links them as related parts of Inka visual expression that is hard to comprehend and not easily recognized. But, As Dean stresses, there is an intimate relationship between Andeans and stone that is at the heart of the greatest empire of Ancient America."-Thomas B. F. Cummins, Harvard University, "By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating to the interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects and the built environment in a wide range of fields."- Dana Leibsohn , Smith College, "A Culture of Stone is beautifully written. . . . As a study of ancient rocks, their material texture, location and relationship to other features in the landscape, as well as their social agency during Inka times, A Culture of Stone is a welcome intervention and will be of interest to students of material worlds, anthropologists, archaeologists, as well as scholars of Peru and Latin America." - Haidy L Geismar, Material Worlds blog, "The sixteenth-century Spanish priest Cristbal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book Carolyn Dean explores this 'culture of stone,' exploring ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. This insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world, illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape and the built environment." Joanne Pillsbury, Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks"By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating to the interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects and the built environment in a wide range of fields." Dana Leibsohn, Art Department, Smith College"Gold, silver, and weaving are the riches most often associated with the Inka, but as Carolyn Dean's scholarly study demonstrates, their greatest investment of thought and time was in stone. Moving between descriptions of the magnificent walls of Inka imperial buildings and worked stones in situ, Dean links them as related parts of Inka visual expression that is hard to comprehend and not easily recognized. But, as Dean stresses, there is an intimate relationship between Andeans and stone that is at the heart of the greatest empire of Ancient America."--Thomas B. F. Cummins, Harvard University"Carolyn Dean, an art historian, has pieced together a very interesting book on the meaning of stone for the Inkas, based on observations she has made on 'hikes and outings' and supplemented by good use of colonial documentation. The book is well written and well illustrated with photographs..." - Journal of American Studies , November 2012, "The sixteenth-century Spanish priest Cristóbal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book, Carolyn Dean explores this 'culture of stone,' examining ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. Illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape and the built environment, this insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world."- Joanne Pillsbury , Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, “The sixteenth-century Spanish priest Crist bal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book, Carolyn Dean explores this ‘culture of stone,’ examining ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. Illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape and the built environment, this insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world.â€�- Joanne Pillsbury , Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, "By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating to the interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects and the built environment in a wide range of fields."-- Dana Leibsohn , Smith College, "[Dean's] book has implications far beyond its locus in Latin America. ... [I]t represents an intervention into current debates about world art history. Dean suggests a way in which the interpretation of human interactions with nature that in the European tradition are called art and architecture may be imaginatively reconstructed with terms and concepts that are not Eurocentric." - Thomas DeCosta Kaufmann, CAA Reviews, "The sixteenth-century Spanish priest CristÓbal de Albornoz noted that over half of the sacred things in the Inka capital of Cuzco were rocks. In her stimulating new book Carolyn Dean explores this 'culture of stone,' exploring ways in which rock outcrops and other rock forms were the focus of ritual practice and spiritual belief. This insightful and thought-provoking study reframes the way we consider the Inka visual world, illuminating key aspects of pre-Hispanic understandings of landscape And The built environment." Joanne Pillsbury, Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks "By addressing both well-known and understudied objects, Carolyn Dean offers sophisticated new insights into Inka practices. Moreover, while advancing scholarship on the colonial Andes, she tackles issues relating To The interpretation of non-Western art and its reception, contributing to debates on material objects And The built environment in a wide range of fields." Dana Leibsohn, Art Department, Smith College "Gold, silver, and weaving are the riches most often associated with the Inka, but as Carolyn Dean's scholarly study demonstrates, their greatest investment of thought and time was in stone. Moving between descriptions of the magnificent walls of Inka imperial buildings and worked stones in situ, Dean links them as related parts of Inka visual expression that is hard to comprehend and not easily recognized. But, As Dean stresses, there is an intimate relationship between Andeans and stone that is at the heart of the greatest empire of Ancient America."-Thomas B. F. Cummins, Harvard University, "As a study of the rocks themselves, their material texture, location and relationship to other features in the landscape, as well as their social agency, A Culture of Stone is a welcome intervention in art history, and will also be of interest to anthropologists, archaeologists, and scholars of Peru and Latin America." - Sandra Rozental, Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, "Gold, silver, and weaving are the riches most often associated with the Inka, but as Carolyn Dean's scholarly study demonstrates, their greatest investment of thought and time was in stone. Moving between descriptions of the magnificent walls of Inka imperial buildings and worked stones in situ , Dean links them as related parts of Inka visual expression, which is hard to comprehend and not easily recognized. But, as Dean stresses, there is an intimate relationship between Andeans and stone that is at the heart of the greatest empire of Ancient America."-- Thomas B. F. Cummins , Harvard University
Table of Content
List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Note on Orthography xv Introduction: Coming to Terms with Inka Rocks 1 1. Rock and Remembrance 25 2. Rock and Reciprocity 65 3. Rock and Rule 103 4. Rock in Ruins 143 Notes 179 Glossary of Quechua Terms 255 Bibliography 257 Index 289
Copyright Date
2010
Topic
Sculpture & Installation, Archaeology, Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, History / Prehistoric & Primitive, General, Latin America / South America
Lccn
2010-022931
Dewey Decimal
980/.01
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Art, Architecture, History, Social Science
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