Incan+Religion

[|Inca Religion] Inca religion allowed conquered cultures to incorporate their own religion and beliefs. The Inca worshipped the dead, their ancestors, and the founding culture heroes. The Inca also worshipped many gods. God including Inti (The Sun God), Viracocha (The Creator), Illapa (The Weather/Thunder God), Pachamama (The Earth Goddess), Mamacocha (The Sea Goddess), and Mamailla Qu (The Moon Goddess). Inti was the most important god to the Inca. [|Inca Sacrifice]

The worship of nature and the cycles suggestred that for the time and space were sacred. The calendar was also religious and each month had its own festival. Another part of Incan religion was to practice the unknown but supernatural means. The Inca also believed and practiced the daily offering and sacrifices, they would sacrifice people to the gods for something in return like food production or wealth. However, human and animal sacrifices were only done in special occasions. Incas believed that after death the two souls which inhabitate each person would take different ways. One would return to its place of origin and the other soul remained in the body which was preserved intact and mummified.