TY - JOUR
T1 - Landscapes of Inequality, Spectacle and Control: Inka Social Order in Provincial Contexts
AU - Acuto, Félix
AU - Alconini, Sonia
AU - Cantarutti, Gabriel
AU - Covey, R. Alan
AU - Farrington, Ian
AU - Urbina, Martti Pärssinen y Simón
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - This article explores Inka colonial order from a landscape perspective. It is argued that the Inkas strategically employed the spatial organization and architecture of the settlements they built throughout the Empire in order to regulate interactions, create particular representations, and assemble specific experiences. In this sense, this paper examines the spatial layout of Inka provincial centers in order to understand the world the Inkas sought to create within these places. I argue that there are three main principles that organized Inka spatiality in conquered lands: stratifi cation, rituality, and control. It is claimed that those who resided in or visited Inka provincial centers experienced three overlapping landscapes: 1) a landscape of inequality, 2) a landscape of commemoration and spectacle, and 3) a landscape of control. Key words: Inka Colonialism, Landscape, Inequality, Spectacle, Control
AB - This article explores Inka colonial order from a landscape perspective. It is argued that the Inkas strategically employed the spatial organization and architecture of the settlements they built throughout the Empire in order to regulate interactions, create particular representations, and assemble specific experiences. In this sense, this paper examines the spatial layout of Inka provincial centers in order to understand the world the Inkas sought to create within these places. I argue that there are three main principles that organized Inka spatiality in conquered lands: stratifi cation, rituality, and control. It is claimed that those who resided in or visited Inka provincial centers experienced three overlapping landscapes: 1) a landscape of inequality, 2) a landscape of commemoration and spectacle, and 3) a landscape of control. Key words: Inka Colonialism, Landscape, Inequality, Spectacle, Control
U2 - 10.5354/0719-1472.2012.20256
DO - 10.5354/0719-1472.2012.20256
M3 - Literature review
VL - 25
SP - 59pp.
JO - Revista Chilena de Antropologia
JF - Revista Chilena de Antropologia
ER -