{"product_id":"handbook-of-inca-mythology-paul-richard-steele-9781576073544","title":"Handbook of Inca Mythology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first introduction to the Incas and their myths aimed at students and general readers, bringing together a wealth of information into one convenient resource.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFull of hard to find information, \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Inca Mythology\u003c\/i\u003e provides an accessible introduction to the rites, beliefs, and spiritual tales of the Incas. It provides a concise overview of Incan civilization and mythology, a chronology of mythic and historical events, and an A-Z inventory of central themes (sacrifice, fertility, competition, reversaldualism, colors, constellations, giants, and miniatures), personages (Viracocha, Manco Capac, Pachackuti Inca), locations (Lake Titicaca, Corickancha), rituals, and icons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last Native American culture to develop free of European influence, the Incas, who had no written language, are known only from Spanish accounts written after the conquest and archaeological finds. From these fragments, a vanished world has been reborn and reintroduced into modern Andean life. There is no better way into that world and its mind-bending mythology than this unique handbook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Richard Steele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576073548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576073544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.42h x 7.28w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 551\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2005 pg. 1806\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2005 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 1605","brand":"Paul Richard Steele","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980121440511,"sku":"9781576073544","price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c9b9f08-0fff-4fdb-9d6c-169c8ac9f39f.jpg?v=1683248519","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/handbook-of-inca-mythology-paul-richard-steele-9781576073544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}