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Mythology of the Incas : myths and legends of the ancient Andes, western valleys, deserts and Amazonia / David M. Jones.

By: Jones, David M., author Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Southwater, 2007Description: 96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 22 cmISBN: 9781844763382; 1844763382Subject(s): Inca mythology | Legends -- Andes RegionDDC classification: CIR 291.13 LOC classification: CIR F 3429 | J66 2007

Contents:

A-to-Z Myths and Legends of the Incas 16 -- Creation Myths 28 -- Universality, Continuity & Cyclicity 38 -- Staff Deity & Fanged Gods 48 -- Culture Heroes 58 -- Divine Kingship & Ancestor Reverence 64 -- Human Sacrifice & Cannibalism 74 -- Sacred Skies 82 -- Sacred Places & Ritual Lines 88 -- Picture acknowledgements 94.

Summary: Every culture has a need to explain the vastness and power of the cosmos and the natural world around it. This book reveals the powerful and evocative mythologies of the South American continent, its gods and goddesses, significant events, sacred sites and the rich iconography of the people, particularly the powerful Incas and their predecessors.

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Item type	Current location	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Cavite State University - CCAT Campus	Book	GCS	CIR F 3429 J66 2007 (Browse shelf)	1	Available		R0009185

Originally published as part of a larger volume: The mythology of the Americas. 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A-to-Z Myths and Legends of the Incas 16 --
Creation Myths 28 --
Universality, Continuity & Cyclicity 38 --
Staff Deity & Fanged Gods 48 --
Culture Heroes 58 --
Divine Kingship & Ancestor Reverence 64 --
Human Sacrifice & Cannibalism 74 --
Sacred Skies 82 --
Sacred Places & Ritual Lines 88 --
Picture acknowledgements 94.

Every culture has a need to explain the vastness and power of the cosmos and the natural world around it. This book reveals the powerful and evocative mythologies of the South American continent, its gods and goddesses, significant events, sacred sites and the rich iconography of the people, particularly the powerful Incas and their predecessors.

In English text.

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