INVESTIGADORES
ACUTO Felix Alejandro
artículos
Título:
Landscapes of Inequality, Spectacle, and Control: Inka Social Order in Provincial Contexts
Autor/es:
ACUTO, F.A.
Revista:
Revista Chilena de Antropología
Editorial:
Dpto. de Antropología, Facultad de Cs. Sociales, Universidad de Chile
Referencias:
Lugar: Santiago; Año: 2012 p. 7 - 62
ISSN:
0716-3312
Resumen:
This article explores Inka colonial order from a landscape perspective. It is argued that the Inkas strategically employed the spatial organization and architecture of the settlements they built throughout the Empire in order to regulate interactions, create particular representations, and assemble specific experiences. In this sense, this paper examines the spatial layout of Inka provincial centers in order to understand the world the Inkas sought to create within these places. I argue that there are three main principles that organized Inka spatiality in conquered lands: stratification, rituality, and control. It is claimed that those who resided in or visited Inka provincial centers experienced three overlapping landscapes: 1) a landscape of inequality, 2) a landscape of commemoration and spectacle, and 3) a landscape of control.