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The Inca religion was a group of
beliefs and rites that were related to a mythological system evolving from
pre-Inca times to Inca Empire. Faith in the Tawantinsuyu was manifested in every
aspect of his life, work, festivities, ceremonies, etc. They were polytheists
and there were local, regional and pan-regional divinities.
It has been noted that aspects of the Andean religion extend well beyond the
border of the former Inca Empire into the lands of the Mapuches and Huilliches
in southern Chile,which has raised the hypothesis whether there is a prior
dissemination of Andean religion from Tiwanaku.
A theme in Inca mythology is the duality of the Cosmos. The realms were
separated into the upper and lower realms, the hanan pacha and the
ukhu pacha and urin pacha.
Hanan pacha, the upper world, consisted of the deities of the sun, moon, stars,
rainbow, and lightning while ukhu pacha and urin pacha were the realms of
Pachamama, the earth mother, and the ancestors and heroes of the Inca or other
ayllus. Kay pacha, the realm of the outer earth, where humans resided was viewed
as an intermediary realm between hanan pacha and ukhu pacha.
The realms were represented by the condor (upper world), puma (outer earth) and
snake (inner earth).
Asymmetrical dualism is especially important in Andean worldview. Asymmetrical
dualism is the idea that reality is built by forces that are different and
compromised but need each other to be complete. Additionally, one force is
slightly larger or more powerful than the other, leading to a disparity between
beings and forces. This disparity is the foundation of reality and which causes
things to happen. Throughout Andean thought, this asymmetrical dualism can be
seen in the dispersion of life force or vitality throughout the land. Camac is
the life force that inhabits everything in reality. It does not distinguish
between living and dead and inhabits things in different quantities. This life
force permeating different places at different times gives recognition to
certain places or objects. These places and objects were regarded as holding
special energy and were collected under the title of wak’a.
My Icon: The condor (upper world), puma (outer earth) and snake (inner
earth). |