Inca myths / Gary Urton.

1st University of Texas Press ed.

9780292785328 (pbk.)
0292785321 (pbk.)

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1999.

English

80 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

F3429.3.R3 U78 1999

398.2/089/98323

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.

"Published in cooperation with British Museum Press."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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