{"product_id":"account-of-the-fables-and-crist-bal-de-molina-9780292743984","title":"Account of the Fables and Rites of the Incas","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly a few decades after the Spanish conquest of Peru, the third Bishop of Cuzco, Sebasti疣 de Larta佖, called for a report on the religious practices of the Incas. The report was prepared by Cristal de Molina, a priest of the Hospital for the Natives of Our Lady of Succor in Cuzco and Preacher General of the city. Molina was an outstanding Quechua speaker, and his advanced language skills allowed him to interview the older indigenous men of Cuzco who were among the last surviving eyewitnesses of the rituals conducted at the height of Inca rule. Thus, Molina's account preserves a crucial first-hand record of Inca religious beliefs and practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume is the first English translation of Molina's \u003ci\u003eRelaci de las f畸ulas y ritos de los incas\u003c\/i\u003e since 1873 and includes the first authoritative scholarly commentary and notes. The work opens with several Inca creation myths and descriptions of the major gods and shrines (\u003ci\u003ehuacas\u003c\/i\u003e). Molina then discusses the most important rituals that occurred in Cuzco during each month of the year, as well as rituals that were not tied to the ceremonial calendar, such as birth rituals, female initiation rites, and marriages. Molina also describes the Capacocha ritual, in which all the shrines of the empire were offered sacrifices, as well as the Taqui Ongoy, a millennial movement that spread across the Andes during the late 1560s in response to growing Spanish domination and accelerated violence against the so-called idolatrous religions of the Andean peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cristal de Molina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 029274398X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292743984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Cristal de Molina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946390159615,"sku":"9780292743984","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cda0ab90-6fd4-4e25-9037-c0753157cea5.jpg?v=1681512874","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/account-of-the-fables-and-crist-bal-de-molina-9780292743984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}