Inca Religion: The Incas Religion
The Incas religion the Inca civilisation was a colony of millions and stayed that way because of their religion and the name inca came from a king he was descended from inti the sun god
Competing gods + christianinity
The most powerful god of the Inca religion was Viracocha he was believed the creator of the universe the Inca are more closely associated with Viracocha’s most god Inti the sun god The Inca leader Pachacuti the patron god of the Incas sacred city Cuzco, and erected a magnificent Temple of the Sun in the god's honor. Inti's image became the emblem of the Inca religion. Pachacuti also proclaimed that he ruled by divine right and asserted himself as descended from the sun god. The Incas became known as The Children of the Sun
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rules the Incas religion or ceremony was gruesome they mostly used kids as their sacrifice and when they did, they gave them coca and alcohol to make a brew called chichi they would also make the slaves or people run up the stairs and when they reached the top they would be cut open and the heart would be cut out still beating.
After life beliefs The Incas believed that in the afterlife, a member of the Incan royalty returned to a happy life with the sun, even if he had not been a moral man on earth. A common man could share in this same afterlife of warmth and content if he led a virtuous earthly life. However, an immoral common man would be sentenced to an afterlife that was cold and devoid of comfort. For the Incas, a virtuous earthly life was achieved by following a simple rule of behavior: "Do not steal; do not lie; do not be lazy."
Marriage ceremony the woman was married around the age of 16 and for the men it was 20 it was also based on class like higher or lower ranking if you were a lower rank as A male you would only be aloud one wife and if you were a female thing’s were different you would be married and see how things are for a few years and you can only get divorced if you were childless and also you could rarely get chosen by a higher rank in society at that time you could* marry a higher male than you as a
female
Funerals
The mummified corpse of an ancestor was a form of haiku a natural object that was believed by the Inca to have powers a rock formation a spring or an oddly shaped pebble could be considered haiku Sacred spaces would be organized around haiku. Cuzco is one such space and is the location of hundreds of haiku. Mountaintops also were viewed as haiku. Shrines were constructed on mountaintops and human sacrifices were often performed there. These haiku, because they were visible from great distances, helped maintain unity in the vast Incan empire by reminding the citizenry of their shared belief
When someone is born when someone was born the Inca civilisation it was harsh cause when they were born they were washed and then put in a pit of ground as a playground the name came later.
Punishments beliefs
Competing gods + christianinity
The most powerful god of the Inca religion was Viracocha he was believed the creator of the universe the Inca are more closely associated with Viracocha’s most god Inti the sun god The Inca leader Pachacuti the patron god of the Incas sacred city Cuzco, and erected a magnificent Temple of the Sun in the god's honor. Inti's image became the emblem of the Inca religion. Pachacuti also proclaimed that he ruled by divine right and asserted himself as descended from the sun god. The Incas became known as The Children of the Sun
Religious …show more content…
rules the Incas religion or ceremony was gruesome they mostly used kids as their sacrifice and when they did, they gave them coca and alcohol to make a brew called chichi they would also make the slaves or people run up the stairs and when they reached the top they would be cut open and the heart would be cut out still beating.
After life beliefs The Incas believed that in the afterlife, a member of the Incan royalty returned to a happy life with the sun, even if he had not been a moral man on earth. A common man could share in this same afterlife of warmth and content if he led a virtuous earthly life. However, an immoral common man would be sentenced to an afterlife that was cold and devoid of comfort. For the Incas, a virtuous earthly life was achieved by following a simple rule of behavior: "Do not steal; do not lie; do not be lazy."
Marriage ceremony the woman was married around the age of 16 and for the men it was 20 it was also based on class like higher or lower ranking if you were a lower rank as A male you would only be aloud one wife and if you were a female thing’s were different you would be married and see how things are for a few years and you can only get divorced if you were childless and also you could rarely get chosen by a higher rank in society at that time you could* marry a higher male than you as a
female
Funerals
The mummified corpse of an ancestor was a form of haiku a natural object that was believed by the Inca to have powers a rock formation a spring or an oddly shaped pebble could be considered haiku Sacred spaces would be organized around haiku. Cuzco is one such space and is the location of hundreds of haiku. Mountaintops also were viewed as haiku. Shrines were constructed on mountaintops and human sacrifices were often performed there. These haiku, because they were visible from great distances, helped maintain unity in the vast Incan empire by reminding the citizenry of their shared belief
When someone is born when someone was born the Inca civilisation it was harsh cause when they were born they were washed and then put in a pit of ground as a playground the name came later.
Punishments beliefs