توضیحاتی در مورد کتاب :
نجوم در امپراتوری اینکاها یک تمرین قوی و اساسی بود. تسخیر بعدی اسپانیا بر منطقه آند، بسیاری از این فرهنگ بومی را مختل کرد و منجر به از دست رفتن قابل توجه اطلاعات در مورد تاریخ غنی آن شد. از طریق باستان شناسی مدرن، این کتاب به بازیابی و تفسیر برخی از این عناصر تمدن اینکاها کمک می کند.
نجوم به طرز پیچیده ای در بافت وجود و زندگی روزمره آند بافته شده بود. بر این اساس، متن رویکردی کل نگر به تحقیق خود دارد و در درجه اول بافت فرهنگی هر مکان مرتبط با نجوم را در نظر می گیرد. فصلها لزوماً با تاریخچه اینکاها از آغاز امپراتوری آنها تا تکمیل فتح توسط اسپانیا شروع میشوند و سپس به تجزیه و تحلیل نجومی و فرهنگی بسیاری از هوآکاهای موجود در قلب امپراتوری اینکاها میپردازند.
بیش از 300 تصویر رنگی - آثار هنری اصلی و بسیاری از عکسهای گرفته شده در طول تحقیقات میدانی گسترده نویسنده در ماچو پیچو، دره مقدس، کوسکو و جاهای دیگر - در سراسر کتاب گنجانده شده است که بینش بصری را به بررسی دقیق مکانهای نجومی و تاریخ اینکا اضافه میکند.
فهرست مطالب :
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Evolution of An Empire
2.1 Before the Incas
2.2 The Early Incas
2.3 Rulers of Imperial Expansion
Pachacuti Yupanqui Inca
2.4 Spanish Conquest
2.5 Inca Resistance
2.6 The Catholic Purge
2.7 Summary
Chapter 3: Cultural Context
3.1 Religion
3.2 Cosmology
3.3 Sacred Landscape
3.4 Camay
3.5 Intihuatanas
3.6 Sacred Animals
3.7 Ancestors
3.8 Social Issues
3.9 Organization
3.10 Succession
3.11 Festivals
3.12 Climate
3.13 Agriculture
3.14 Irrigation
3.15 Imperial Expansion
3.16 Pilgrimage
3.17 Building an Empire
3.18 Architecture
3.19 Inca Roads
3.20 Carved Rocks
3.21 Summary
Chapter 4: Ceques and Huacas
4.1 History
4.2 Ceques
4.3 Huacas
4.4 Huaca Maintenance and Worship
4.5 Ceque and Huaca Astronomy
4.6 Ceque System Controversy
4.7 Summary
Chapter 5: Archaeoastronomy
5.1 The Celestial Sphere
5.2 Motions of the Heavens
5.3 Solstices and Equinoxes
5.4 Cardinal Directions
5.5 Zenith and Anti-Zenith Sun
5.6 Horizon Astronomy
5.7 Field Research
Archaeoastronomical Implements
Spherical Trigonometry
Temporal and Atmospheric Phenomena
5.8 Summary
Chapter 6: Inca Astronomy and Cosmology
6.1 A Complex Astronomy
6.2 Sun Worship
6.3 Cosmology and Origins
6.4 Festivals and Ceremonies
6.5 Inca Horizon Astronomy
6.6 Architectural Alignments
6.7 Ushnus, Sucancas, Pillars, and Gnomons
6.8 Inca Calendar
6.9 The Moon
6.10 The Milky Way
6.11 Stars
6.12 Ceque System and the Stars
6.13 Cosmology and Atmospheric Phenomena
6.14 Summary
Chapter 7: Orientations at or near Cusco, at Tipon, and at Saihuite
7.1 Kenko Grande
7.2 Kenko Chico
7.3 Mesa Redonda
7.4 Tetecaca
7.5 Patallacta
7.6 Kusilluchayoc
7.7 Lacco
7.8 Huaca 44
7.9 Lanlakuyok
7.10 Puca Pucara
7.11 Tambomachay
7.12 Sacsahuaman
7.13 Mollaguanca
7.14 Sapantiana
7.15 Rumiwasi Bajo
7.16 Rumiwasi Alto
7.17 Kusicallanca
7.18 Tipon
7.19 Saihuite
7.20 Summary
Chapter 8: Orientations in the Sacred Valley
8.1 Chinchero
Cardinal and Solsticial Alignments
Solsticial Alignments
Zigzagged Channel
The First Rock East of the Chapel
Kondorkaka
Mesakaka
Chinkana
Titikaka
8.2 Pisac
8.3 Q’espiwanka
Solar Pillars
Viewing From the South Wall of the Palace
Other Alignments
8.4 Cerro Pumahuachana
8.5 Cerro Unoraqui
8.6 Maras
8.7 Moray
8.8 Choquequilla
8.9 Ollantaytambo
Terraces
Temple of the Sun
Pinkuylluna Mountain
Pyramid of Pacaritanpu
Incamisana
Bañjo de la Ñusta
8.10 Summary
Chapter 9: Orientations in and Surrounding Machu Picchu
9.1 History and Design
Architectural Plan and Engineering
Ceques, Axes, and Sightlines
9.2 Machu Picchu Site
Intihuatana.
Sacred Plaza
Torreon/Royal Mausoleum/Temple of the Sun
The Mortars
Intimachay
Temple of the Condor
Huayna Picchu
Temple of the Moon
9.3 River Intihuatana
Intihuatana
Platform
Fountain
Basins
Caves
Structure A
Structure B
Boulder
Steps
Tower
Andenes
Design Similarities
Access
9.4 Llactapata
June Solstice Sunrise
Pleiades Rise
Linked Ceremonialism Between Llactapata and Machu Picchu
9.5 Summary
Chapter 10: Discussion, Findings, and Conclusion
10.1 Discussion
Cusco Region, Tipon, and Saihuite
The Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu Region
10.2 Findings
Additional Motifs and Features
Statistical Summaries
10.3 Concluding Remarks
Appendices
A.1 Glossary
A.2 Azimuths and Inclinations
Cusco Region, Tipon, and Saihuite
The Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu Region
A.3 GPS Field Data
Cusco Region, Tipon, and Saihuite
The Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu Region
A.4 Magnetic Declination
Cusco Region, Tipon, and Saihuite
The Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu Region
A.5 Solar Horizon Positions
Cusco Region, Tipon, and Saihuite
The Sacred Valley
Machu Picchu Region
A.6 Spherical Trigonometry Formulae
Bibliography
Index
توضیحاتی در مورد کتاب به زبان اصلی :
Astronomy in the Inca Empire was a robust and fundamental practice. The subsequent Spanish conquest of the Andes region disrupted much of this indigenous culture and resulted in a significant loss of information about its rich history. Through modern archaeoastronomy, this book helps recover and interpret some of these elements of Inca civilization.
Astronomy was intricately woven into the very fabric of Andean existence and daily life. Accordingly, the text takes a holistic approach to its research, considering first and foremost the cultural context of each astronomy-related site. The chapters necessarily start with a history of the Incas from the beginning of their empire through the completion of the conquest by Spain before diving into an astronomical and cultural analysis of many of the huacas found in the heart of the Inca Empire.
Over 300 color images—original artwork and many photos captured during the author’s extensive field research in Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Cusco, and elsewhere—are included throughout the book, adding visual insight to a rigorous examination of Inca astronomical sites and history.