La religion of the Incas is a complex system of rites and traditional beliefs, incorporating inheritances from previous cultures, in the same way that the Empire appropriated the artisan know-how of all colonized regions. Therefore, we find a prominent place to the archaic god Viracocha, which played a fundamental role in the Tiahuanaco and Huari cultures, as a teacher of the elements and of the earth.
La religion inca He is not only a polytheist, with an infinity of more or less revered divinities, he is also a pantheist, and does not make a distinction between gods and the phenomena and beings of nature, of which each one has a spirit that should be respected. For this reason, great importance is attached to natural reliefs as well as water paths during the construction of buildings. It is convenient not to disturb the order of things that precedes the existence of man.
The stars at the base of everything
The common foundation of religion inca it is a worldview based on the stars. The identity of the main god, the sun, takes three forms that embody the three stages of the sun's journey. The astronomy It allows us to distinguish Apu Inti from Churi Inti along a cosmic axis that attributes the summer and winter solstices to them respectively.
El calendar inca it is lunar, and it accommodates itself to the succession of solstices that are celebrated with great ceremonies. The calendar is divided into twelve 30-day moons. This importance granted to the stars that govern the rhythm of life of men entails the development of an excellent knowledge of astronomy by the Incas. For this reason they have letters astral and solar quadrants that testify to the frequent and deep observation of the trajectories of the moon, the sun and the stars.