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The belief system of the Incas was polytheistic. Inca perceived the cosmos as a sacred order governed by the harmonious interplay of the sun, moon, and stars. [27] Gender ideologies were constructed within this cosmic framework, shedding light on the intersection of spiritual beliefs, social hierarchies, and gender roles in Inca society. [28]
When examining the role women play in planting and harvesting, one notices that this area still holds some stereotypes about how women aid their husbands. In some societies, women are responsible for sowing and harvesting crops but are restricted from ploughing. The roles shared between men and women in agriculture in Santa Rosa, Yucatán.
Acllas were a diverse group in terms of their functionality in Inca society. The general understanding of acllas’ societal role is that they were split into two groups: those who were involved with religious rituals and those who were given to men as wives. [2] Within these roles, the assignment of acllas was divided by status.
Women often prepare the food. Men use weapons and tools to hunt animals such as buffalo. [3] It is expected that women do not participate in hunting, [4] but the role of mothers is important. A puberty rite ceremony for young girls is an important event. [4] Here the girl accepts her role as a woman and is blessed with a long life and fertility.
The Inca referred to their empire as Tawantinsuyu, [14] "the suyu of four [parts]". In Quechua, tawa is four and -ntin is a suffix naming a group, so that a tawantin is a quartet, a group of four things taken together, in this case the four suyu ("regions" or "provinces") whose corners met at the capital.
Inca men and women did share the bondage and responsibility of taking care of the State's farmland through agricultural activities of harvesting, planting, and plowing. Inca women were powerful workers as they did have the chance to endure in warfare alongside their husbands. However, they also would maintain the household and care for the ...
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A huaco from the Chimú culture (1000–1400) depicting 2 men engaging in anal sex. Over a span of 800 years, pre-Columbian central Andean cultures, especially the Moche, created at least tens of thousands of ceramics (Spanish: huacos).