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Inca religion and customs / Bernabe Cobo and Translated and edited by Roland Hamilton Foreword by John Howland Rowe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cobo, Bernabé, 1580-1657, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Incas--Social life and customs.
- Incas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- A translation of a 1653 work, providing vast amounts of data on the religion and lifeways of the Incas and their subject peoples.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by John Howland Rowe
- Introduction: Father Cobo and the Incas
- A Note on the Translation
- Measurements
- Book I: Religion
- 1. Paganism of Inca Religion
- 2. Origin Fables
- 3. Afterlife
- 4. Viracocha the Creator
- 5. Sun Worship
- 6. Moon and Star Deities
- 7. Worship of the Thunder, the Sea, and the Earth
- 8. Pururauca Deities
- 9. Guauque Idols
- 10. Idolatry of the Deceased
- 11. Other Deities
- 12. Temple of the Sun at Cuzco
- 13. Chinchaysuyu Road
- 14. Antisuyu Road
- 15. Collasuyu Road
- 16. Cuntisuyu Road
- 17. Temple of Pachacama
- 18. Temple of Copacabana
- 19. Temple of Tiaguanaco
- 20. Temple of Apurima
- 21. Sacrifices
- 22. Additional Sacrifices
- 23. Acts of Worship and Prayers
- 24. Sins
- 25. Raymi Festival
- 26. Festivals of the Second Month
- 27. Festivals of the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Months
- 28. Festivals of the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Months
- 29. Festivals of the Tenth Month
- 30. Festivals of the Eleventh and Twelfth Months
- 31. Itu Festival
- 32. Coronation of the Inca
- 33. Functions of the Priests
- 34. Sortilegos
- 35. Curing
- 36. Diviners
- 37. Cloistered Women
- 38. Omens and Superstitions
- Book II: Customs
- 1. Quichua and Aymará
- 2. Garments
- 3. Towns and Houses
- 4. Home Furnishings
- 5. Food and Drink
- 6. Education
- 7. Marriage
- 8. Agriculture
- 9. Warfare
- 10. Medicine
- 11. Weaving
- 12. Building and Stone Work
- 13. Bridges
- 14. Boats
- 15. Silverwork and Metallurgy
- 16. Hunting
- 17. Games and Music
- 18. Tombs
- 19. Burial
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
- Indexes for the Shrines of Cuzco.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Cobo, Bernabe Inca Religion and Customs
- ISBN:
- 9780292749207
- 0292749201
- OCLC:
- 1511480517
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