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Handbook of Inca Mythology

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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul Steele, Catherine Allen (Contribution by)Series:World MythologyPublish date:2004-11-01Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:ABC-CLIOISBN-13:9781576073544ISBN-10:1576073548UPC:9781576073544Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:10.42 x 7.28 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.6711Product ID:SCJ1SP1FK5

The first introduction to the Incas and their myths aimed at students and general readers, bringing together a wealth of information into one convenient resource.

Full of hard to find information, Handbook of Inca Mythology provides an accessible introduction to the rites, beliefs, and spiritual tales of the Incas. It provides a concise overview of Incan civilization and mythology, a chronology of mythic and historical events, and an A-Z inventory of central themes (sacrifice, fertility, competition, reversaldualism, colors, constellations, giants, and miniatures), personages (Viracocha, Manco Capac, Pachackuti Inca), locations (Lake Titicaca, Corickancha), rituals, and icons.

The last Native American culture to develop free of European influence, the Incas, who had no written language, are known only from Spanish accounts written after the conquest and archaeological finds. From these fragments, a vanished world has been reborn and reintroduced into modern Andean life. There is no better way into that world and its mind-bending mythology than this unique handbook.
Language:EnglishPublisher:ABC-CLIOISBN-13:9781576073544ISBN-10:1576073548UPC:9781576073544Book Category:Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Folklore & Mythology, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:10.42 x 7.28 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.6711Product ID:SCJ1SP1FK5

Paul Steele, PhD, is an archivist for a commercial archaeological unit in London, England.

Catherine J. Allen, professor of anthropology and international affairs in the Department of Anthropology at George Washington University, Washington, DC, provided assistance with this book.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO

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