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Title
Inca myths / Gary Urton.
Author
Urton, Gary, 1946-
Edition
1st University of Texas Press ed.
ISBN
9780292785328 (pbk.)
0292785321 (pbk.)
0292785321 (pbk.)
Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, 1999.
Language
English
Description
80 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number
F3429.3.R3 U78 1999
Dewey Decimal Classification
398.2/089/98323
Summary
Inca Myths begins with an introduction to the land and people of the Andes and reviews the sources of our current knowledge of Inca mythology. Gary Urton then recounts various creation myths, including a selection from various ethnic groups and regions around the empire. Finally, he draws upon his extensive knowledge of the history and ethnography of the Incas to illuminate the nature and relationships of myth and history. The contents include: o Introductiono Creation mythso Origin myths of the founding of the Inca empireo Myths of the works and deeds of the Inca kingso Selection of myths from around the empireo Animal mythso Myths from the Spanish Conquesto Conclusions.
Note
"Published in cooperation with British Museum Press."
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Legendary past
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Introduction : the settings of Inca myths in space and time
Sources for the study of Inca myths
Cosmic origin myths
Origin myths of the Inca state
Coastal and provincial mythologies
The Inca past in the Andean present.
Sources for the study of Inca myths
Cosmic origin myths
Origin myths of the Inca state
Coastal and provincial mythologies
The Inca past in the Andean present.