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Handbook of Inca Mythology: World Mythology

Autor Paul Richard Steele Contribuţii de Catherine Jean Allen
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 7 dec 2004 – vârsta până la 17 ani
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781576073544
ISBN-10: 1576073548
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.76 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția ABC-CLIO
Seria World Mythology

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

A vividly illustrated A-Z dictionary section gives entries for key deities, creatures, characters, rituals, sacred objects, running themes, and beliefs in Inca mythology, as well as important cultural and historical terms, people, and places

Notă biografică

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.

Recenzii

Written by credible scholars in the field, the reader can have reasonable confidence in the reliability of the information provided. . . . Students will particularly appreciate the summary of relevant literature, the guide to best available videos, suggested Websites, the extensive section of reference, and a glossary.
Highly recommended. Public, academic, art, anthropology, and Latin American studies libraries.