Gods of the Andes

Gods of the Andes
Author: Blas Valera
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0271048808

"An English translation of a sixteenth-century Spanish manuscript, by an Inca Jesuit, about Inca religion and the spread of Christianity in colonial Peru. Includes an introductory essay"--Provided by publisher.

Incan Mythology and Other Myths of the Andes

Incan Mythology and Other Myths of the Andes
Author: Greg Roza
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2007-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1435839331

A process of assimilation and cultural layering makes Incan mythology a rich and complex brew of Andean folklore, history, and belief. This book serves up a sumptuous offering of Incan and other Andean myths, and sheds light on cultures that often remain shrouded in mystery to this day. These myths and legends are placed within a context of history, archaeology, religion, folk beliefs, and culture, that both explains and enhances their meaning. Dozens of full-color images illuminate the rich storytelling.

Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations

Gods & Goddesses of the Inca, Maya, and Aztec Civilizations
Author: John Murphy
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1622753976

Sharing many common beliefs, deities, and rituals, the religion of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca was rooted in both the earth and the sky, the rhythms of the seasons, and the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. Readers will meet rain and sun gods, corn gods and fertility gods, earth mothers who are both creators and destroyers, and even a feathered serpent. Lavish primary-source images of arts and artifacts are paired with text that is both information-packed and enthralling. Readers who enter this pantheon are in for an awe-inspiring cultural journey through the divine mysteries of time and space.

The Ice Maiden

The Ice Maiden
Author: Johan Reinhard
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 546
Release: 2005
Genre: Ampato, Mount (Arequipa, Peru)
ISBN: 0792268385

This book takes armchair adventurers and archaeological enthusiasts not only to the excavation, but back through Peruvian history as it revisits the 1995 discovery of the mummy of a 14-year-old who died or was sacrificed some 530 years ago.

Light of the Andes

Light of the Andes
Author: J. E. Williams
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2012-04
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781617203749

"A work of hybrid ethnography and spiritual anthropology about the teachings of Ayni, the Q'ero way of knowledge and being. It is not a record of events and things. Rather, it forms a personal narrative, an allegory of seeking and discovery that documents the events that lead to the journey and high-altitude initiation on Ausangate with the traditional Q'ero shaman and wisdom keeper, Sebastian Pauccar Flores, in 2008."--Pref.