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From Viracocha to the Virgin of Copacabana : Representation of the Sacred at Lake Titicaca / Verónica Salles-Reese.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salles-Reese, Verónica, 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inca mythology.
- Incas--Religion.
- Incas.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1997]
- Summary:
- How Andean myths of cosmic and ethnic origins centered on Lake Titicaca evolved from pre-Inca times to the enthronement of the Virgin of Copacabana in 1583.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. The Sacred Dimension of Lake Titicaca
- 2. The Kolia Narrative Cycle
- 3. The Inca Narrative Cycle
- 4. The Christian Narrative Cycle: Christ's Apostle and the Virgin of Copacabana
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Tito Yupanqui's Letter
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Salles-Reese, Verónica From Viracocha to the Virgin of Copacabana
- ISBN:
- 9780292763463
- 0292763468
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