The Highest Altar: The Story of Human SacrificeAn extraordinary exploration of human sacrifice details its religious and cultural significance, and its practice, past and present. 16 pages of full-color photos. |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 2 |
THE INCA CHILD | 24 |
THE AMATEURS TAKE OVER | 42 |
Copyright | |
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Aillapán Andean Angelino animal Antonio Apacheta asked Avendaño Aymara Azoguini Beorchia blood body Bull Mountain buried Cain Camilo capacocha Carhua ceremony Cerro Mesa child sacrifice Chile Christian Clemente Limachi Clemente's climb Cuzco death devil drink Fargín father Felipe Painén Fortunato girl gringo guillatún Hernández huitranalwe human sacrifice Hyam Maccoby Illimani Inca Inca Empire Jesus Jewish Jews Johan José Luis Painecur Juan killed Lago Budi Laguna Brava Lake Titicaca Leucaria looked Lorenzo Lucífugo Maccoby Machi Juana magic Manquián Mapuche María Máximo Coa Misa Montoya Moses Mount Gerizim Mount Kapia Mount Plomo mountain gods mummy murder ocean offerings Pancho Patrick Tierney Paul peak police pray priests Puerto Saavedra Puno rain rehue ritual rock ruca Sacred Executioner sacrificed San Cipriano says serpent shamans snake snow spirit stone There's thing Tiahuanaco told Tophet Toro Uriarti Veladero victim woman worship Yahweh yatiri Yunguyo