Inca Empire

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Any idea about their origin, religion etc.,?

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What makes you interested in them. Any reference in any book, etc?

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Kinka empire?

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inka empire :cb:

I think its one of the oldest empires in the world. may be lot of myths connected to it. (saying this without googling)

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^i google it as i dont know any thing about them.

Inca Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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these guys were in south america, chile etc. i dont think they had any religion, not sure if any nabi went there.

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so the Columbus is culprit here too

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wiki tells about the religious ideologies and so many deities. I think they are less known to our part of world, as there are no links. But there are some striking resemblances of their religion with Hinduism.

Inca Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Incan myths were an oral tradition until early Spanish colonists recorded them; however, some scholars believe that they may have been recorded on quipus, Andean knotted string records.[SUP][25]](Inca Empire - Wikipedia)[/SUP]

The Inca believed in reincarnation.[SUP][26]](Inca Empire - Wikipedia)[/SUP] Death was a passage to the next world that was full of difficulties. The spirit of the dead (camaquen) would need to follow a long dark road and during the trip the assistance of a black dog that was able to see in the dark was required. Most Incas imagined the after world to be very similar to the Euro-American notion of heaven, with flower covered fields and snow capped mountains. It was important for the Inca to ensure they did not die as a result of burning or that the body of the deceased did not become incinerated. This is because of the underlying belief that a vital force would disappear and threaten their passage to the after world. Those who obeyed the Incan moral code—ama suwa, ama llulla, ama quella (do not steal, do not lie, do not be lazy) —“went to live in the Sun’s warmth while others spent their eternal days in the cold earth”[SUP]citation needed][/SUP]. The Inca also practiced cranial deformation.[SUP][27]](Inca Empire - Wikipedia)[/SUP] They achieved this by wrapping tight cloth straps around the heads of newborns in order to alter the shape of their soft skulls into a more conical form; this cranial deformation was made to distinguish social classes of the communities, with only the nobility having cranial deformation.

The Incas made human sacrifices. As many as 4,000 servants, court officials, favorites, and concubines were killed upon the death of the Inca Huayna Capac in 1527, for example.[SUP][28]](Inca Empire - Wikipedia)[/SUP] The Incas also performed child sacrifices during or after important events, such as the death of the Sapa Inca or during a famine. These sacrifices were known as capacocha.[SUP][29]](Inca Empire - Wikipedia)

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Deities

Viracocha, is the great creator god in Inca mythology

  • Viracocha (also Pachacamac) – Created all living things
  • Apu Illapu – Rain God, prayed to when they need rain
  • Ayar Cachi – Hot-tempered God, causes earthquakes
  • Illapa – Goddess of lightning and thunder (also Yakumama water goddess)
  • Inti – sun god and patron deity of the holy city of Cusco (home of the sun)
  • Kuychi – Rainbow God, connected with fertility
  • Mama Kilya – Wife of Inti, called Moon Mother
  • Mama Occlo – Wisdom to civilize the people, taught women to weave cloth, and build houses
  • Manco Cápac – known for his courage and sent to earth to become first king of the Incas, taught people how to grow plants, make weapons, work together, share resources, and worship the Gods
  • Pachamama – The Goddess of earth and wife of Viracocha, people give her offerings of coca leafs and beer and pray to her for major agricultural occasions
  • Qochamama – Goddess of the sea
  • Sachamama – Means Mother Tree, goddess in the shape of a snake with two heads
  • Yakumama – Means mother Water, represented as a snake, when she came to earth she transformed into a great river (also Illapa)

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I don’t know what actually I was looking for but came across this book so thought to ask a question here if someone knows about it. Here is the link of the book :slight_smile:

Ancient Inca - Alan L. Kolata - Google Books

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[note] Please stay on topic instead of assessing others knowledge. Such posts will not be entertained. Thanks. [/note]