Stone over stone, where was the man? Perception and meaning of the stone in the sacred geography in andean societies

  • Luis Galdames Rosas Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
  • Alberto Díaz Araya Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v36i2.2230
Keywords: Stone, Perception, Andean world, Worldview, Meanings

Abstract

This article examines the semantic components that the stone have in Andean societies. Based on ethnohistorical, linguistic and ethnographic background, we discuss the perception of the functions and meanings that the stone had to indigenous groups, according to cosmological and cultural contexts in which stone element is inserted in both the symbols as in the ceremonial display during the Tawantinsuyu.

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Author Biographies

Luis Galdames Rosas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
Dr. en Filosofía. Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
Alberto Díaz Araya, Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas.
Dr. en Antropología. Universidad de Tarapacá, Departamento de Ciencias Históricas y Geográficas, Chile.
Runa Vol. 36 Nro. 2
Published
2015-12-23
How to Cite
Galdames Rosas, L., & Díaz Araya, A. (2015). Stone over stone, where was the man? Perception and meaning of the stone in the sacred geography in andean societies. RUNA, Archivo Para Las Ciencias Del Hombre, 36(2), 5-23. https://doi.org/10.34096/runa.v36i2.2230
Issue
Vol 36 No 2 (2015)
Section
Guest articles

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