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020			_a9781844763382
020			_a1844763382
040			_bEnglish _cCvSU-CCAT Campus Library _erda. _aCvSU-CCAT Campus Library.
050			_aCIR F 3429 _bJ66 2007
082			_aCIR 291.13 _bJ713m 2007 _220
100			_aJones, David M., author. _93602
245			_aMythology of the Incas : _bmyths and legends of the ancient Andes, western valleys, deserts and Amazonia / _cDavid M. Jones.
260			_aLondon : _bSouthwater, _c2007.
300			_a96 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), maps ; _c22 cm
501			_aOriginally published as part of a larger volume: The mythology of the Americas. 2001.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a 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.
520			_aEvery 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.
546			_aIn English text.
650			_aInca mythology _93605
650			_aLegends -- Andes Region _98180
942			_cBK _2lcc _hF 3429 J66 2007 _kCIR
999			_c1179 _d1179