Gary Urton

Autor(a) de Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

16+ Works 238 Membros 2 Críticas

About the Author

A recipient of both MacArthur and Guggenheim fellowships, Gary Urton is the Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies of the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books and edited volumes on Andean/Quechua cultures and Inka civilization, including mostrar mais Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the Andean Knotted-String Records. mostrar menos

Obras por Gary Urton

Inca Myths (Legendary Past) (1999) 54 exemplares

The Social Life of Numbers: A Quechua Ontology of Numbers and Philosophy of Arithmetic (1997) 33 exemplares

At the Crossroads of the Earth and the Sky: An Andean Cosmology (Latin American Monographs: No. 55) (1981) 24 exemplares

Skywatching in the Ancient World: New Perspectives in Cultural Astronomy Studies in Honor of Anthony F. Aveni (2007) — Editor — 16 exemplares

The History of a Myth: Pacariqtambo and the Origin of the Inkas (1990) 14 exemplares

Inka history in knots : reading khipus as primary sources (2017) 14 exemplares

Animal myths and metaphors in South America (1985) 8 exemplares

Encyclopedia of the Incas (2015) 8 exemplares

Quipu, contar anudando en el imperio Inka = Quipu, knotting account in the Inka Empire : exposición, julio 2003… (2003) 4 exemplares

Incké mýty (Bájná minulost) (1999) 2 exemplares

Mitos Incas/ Inca Myths (El Pasado Legendario/ the Legendary Past) (Spanish Edition) (2003) 1 exemplar

The khipus of Laguna de los Cóndores = Los khipus de la Laguna de los Cóndores (2007) 1 exemplar

Structure, knowledge and representation in the Andes : studies presented to Reiner Tom Zuidema on the occasion of his… 1 exemplar

Rare Gary Urton / Animal Myths and Metaphors in South America 1985 - Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1985 1 exemplar

Mythes incas 1 exemplar

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Associated Works

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics (2008) — Contribuidor — 53 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome canónico: Urton, Gary
Nome legal: Urton, Gary Dwayne
Data de nascimento: 1946
Sexo: male
Educação: University of New Mexico (BA | 1969)
University of Illinois (MA| 1971)
University of Illinois (PhD | 1979)

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INCKÉ MÝTY por Gary Urton

Dramatické příběhy, které Inkové vyprávěli o sobě a světě, který je obklopoval – nám jsou dostupné jedině prostřednictvím dokumentů sepsaných španělskými dobyvateli a jejich kronikáři po dobytí incké říše.

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Hanita73 | Mar 30, 2022 |

Signs of the Inka Khipu: Binary Coding in the… por Gary Urton

really interesting but the writing is kinda clunky because he writing to defend his ideas, rather than just presenting the fascinating idea that the khipu where used to communicate in a binary fashion. What's really cool is that he argues that not only were knot position and knot direction binary, but so were thread material and color, as well as other choices that were made. It would be neat to read more of a synthesis of khipu knowledge as well - one which points out where our experts agree or disagree and why.… (mais)

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GoofyOcean110 | Nov 27, 2007 |

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