The Role of Terraces in the Inca Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5833451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philip Jensen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | THESIS |
| Publisher | Carleton University (PUBLISHER • CA) |
| DOI | 10.22215/etd/2023-15399 |
| OpenAlex | W4362575919 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This thesis assesses the theoretical and empirical evidence that would support the proposition that terraces played a number of important roles in the Inca empire. The Incas borrowed and developed much more extensively, practices and statecraft from earlier Andean civilizations. Although the Incas relied on their predecessors, they also advanced their own distinctive statecraft which tied together ideology and practical means to grow and manage the empire. Terrace use and construction by the Incas were both more sophisticated and served several purposes beyond those in earlier civilizations. This paper finds little evidence that Wittfogel's hydraulic society theory was applicable to the Inca empire but is more persuaded that Andean spirituality, ideology and terrace use had natural links to aspects of Actor Network Theory. Important roles terraces played in the Inca empire included: economic, political, scientific, architectural, support to the military and state administration, aesthetic/ornamental, ecological, and spiritual
Proposition · Terrace (agriculture · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · Latin American history and culture
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At the Crossroads of the Earth and the Sky
Building ecological resistance
We Have Never Been Modern
Power and Property in Inca Peru
Irrigation and the Origins of the Southern Moche State on the North Coast of Peru
The Technology and Organization of Agricultural Production in the Tiwanaku State
Understanding Wari State Expansion
Moon, Sun, and Witches
The Fall of the Moche
The past is a lower moiety
Segmentary State Formation and the Ritual Control of Water Under the Incas
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |