Sacrifice In The Sudy Of Inca Sun

Now the incas were not the greatest scienctist, however an association between good weather and being able to see the sun is undoubtably not hard to make. In the sudy of inca sun worship one of the most intresting yet humerous findings I have come across was what would happen in the event of a solar eclispe. Of course, the Inca people were aware of what night and day time were, they were not fearful of the night. Infact, the incas believed that the moon was the wife of the sun. In the event of a solar eclipse, fear would strike deep in the minds of all the people. Fear that the sun was angry. In this tragic sceanareo the Incas did all they believed they had to do to make amends with the sun god. Costly sacrifices were made, from many cattle

The Incas saw fit that women should be priest for feminin gods. While that indeed does sound remarkably progressive one must also understand how they viewed their feminin dieties. The idea of women being below and weaker than a man was even extended into the supernatural beings. In the event of a lunar eclipse, unlilke that of a solar eclipse, the people believed that the moon was in great trouble. Instead of making obseard sacrifices the men would atempt at recuing the moon goddess. They would yell, scream and hurl objects in the direction of the moon in order to scare away whatever potential threat was ocuping the goddess. This practice is evident that the men believed that even they goddess needed their

however, nothing seems to make more of the biggest comparison to both religions than the way they viewed sin. Christianity’s view on sin is a confession must first he made to God and then to man. In the Inca culture, there were two ways to handle one's sin, because not everyone in the Inca kingdom was of Inca descent. Those who were part of the conquered tribes must confess their sins to specific people who would hear their sins and then assign them a specific task or sacrifice to offer in order for their sin to be forgiven. Yet the people who were of Inca descendant did not believe they should confess their sins to one another, but rather confess their sins directly to the sun god, so he may intercede for them to Viracocha, the creator. They believed if their sin committed was so great that they should simply be put to death. The punishment for sin was stricter on themselves because they were supposed to be a holier people, more importantly great imperfections should not continue down their lineage. Finally, all the Inca kingdom believed after each periodical confession, each