{"product_id":"mummies-and-mortuary-monuments-a-postprocessual-prehistory-of-central-andean-social-organization-paperback","title":"Mummies and Mortuary Monuments: A Postprocessual Prehistory of Central Andean Social Organization - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. Isbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince prehistoric times, Andean societies have been organized around the \u003ci\u003eayllu, \u003c\/i\u003e a grouping of real or ceremonial kinspeople who share labor, resources, and ritual obligations. Many Andean scholars believe that the \u003ci\u003eayllu\u003c\/i\u003e is as ancient as Andean culture itself, possibly dating back as far as 6000 B.C., and that it arose to alleviate the hardships of farming in the mountainous Andean environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this boldly revisionist book, however, William Isbell persuasively argues that the \u003ci\u003eayllu\u003c\/i\u003e developed during the latter half of the Early Intermediate Period (around A.D. 200) as a means of resistance to the process of state formation. Drawing on archaeological evidence, as well as records of Inca life taken from the chroniclers, Isbell asserts that prehistoric \u003ci\u003eayllus\u003c\/i\u003e were organized around the veneration of deceased ancestors, whose mummified bodies were housed in open sepulchers, or \u003ci\u003echallups\u003c\/i\u003e, where they could be visited by descendants seeking approval and favors. By charting the temporal and spatial distribution of \u003ci\u003echullpa\u003c\/i\u003e ruins, Isbell offers a convincing new explanation of where, when, and why the \u003ci\u003eayllu\u003c\/i\u003e developed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 391\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754129850656,"sku":"9780292717992","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c386570c544021468621941974bf56df.webp?v=1780034043","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mummies-and-mortuary-monuments-a-postprocessual-prehistory-of-central-andean-social-organization-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}