Product Description: Only a few decades after the Spanish conquest of Peru, the third Bishop of Cuzco, Sebastián de Lartaún, called for a report on the religious practices of the Incas. The report was prepared by Cristóbal de Molina, a priest of the Hospital for the Natives of Our Lady of Succor in Cuzco and Preacher General of the city...read more

Introduces the religious and mythological beliefs of the Incas, including their gods, heroes, and basic legends.

'Flores and Vega present the history, legends, and a clear explanation of the techniques of Rumi Maki, one of the rare remnants of the Inca civilization in Peru.'--Provided by the publisher.

Presents an Inca tale from Ecuador that teaches the virtues of asking questions, listening, and honesty.

Product Description: Fernando and Edgar Elorrieta introduce the world to a new and profound view of Andean myths that they have been able to decode and convert into history and reality through a study of semiotics, aesthetics and archaeoastronomy. 160 pages with over 200 color photos

Product Description: A fascinating exploration of the mythologies of the peoples of South America.

Inca myths were primarily a diffuse and fragmentary oral tradition, eventually preserved in writing only in a piecemeal fashion. In this volume, a leading Andean scholar reviews the sources of our current knowledge of Inca mythology. (view table of contents)

Analyzes Inca mythology in light of the historical events that transformed their world at the time of the arrival of Spanish conquistadors