Success and failures of any kind in life were due to the influence of the gods and the Inca's ancestors. Keeping these figures content and avoiding their wrath in the form of natural disasters such as drought and earthquakes was a very important purpose of religious practices. read more
Inca religion—an admixture of complex ceremonies, practices, animistic beliefs, varied forms of belief in objects having magical powers, and nature worship—culminated in the worship of the sun, which was presided over by the priests of the last native pre-Columbian conquerors of the Andean regions of South America. read more
[[RUBATO]]The Incan [&religion&] frequently involved human sacrifice while attributing sacredness to a rock formation. Their [&religion&] also emphasized ancestor worship. At its basis\, Incan religious [&beliefs&] were intimately connected with nature and included the [&belief&] that [&Inca&] rulers were direct descendants of the sun god\, Inti. read more