Inca Religion
Religion of the Incas
It consisted of a mixture of animistic beliefs, fetishism, nature worship and magic ceremonies.
In theology Inca, Viracocha was the supreme god, creator god of the universe and civilization that teaches men the land cultivation, pottery, weaving and the arts.
Viracocha took a dominant role in the time of Emperor Pachacuti was the subject of the most beautiful poems, prayers and hymns Incas are known today. But the mercy of the number of fetishes (huacas), whose sanctity came, generally, have been in contact with the Inca, or interact with the ancestors of the ayllu or their mummies.
The cult of the Sun (Inti) was fundamental in the Inca religion, because it considered the founder of the dynasty, his partner went to worship the Inca taxed. The sun was represented by a solid sphere of another, and he was the best temples dedicated Peru. Along with Inti, were revered Hamaquilla, Moon and llapa, god of lightning and rain.
