Inca Religion and Customs

Name: Inca Religion and Customs
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ISBN: 9780292738614

ISBN-10: 0292738617

ISBN-13: 9780292738614

Edition: 1990

Authors: Bernabe Cobo, Roland Hamilton, John H. Rowe, John H. Rowe

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Completed in 1653, Father Bernabe Cobo' Historia del Nuevo Mundo is an important source of information on pre-conquest and colonial Spanish America. Though parts of the work are now lost, the remaining sections which have been translated offer valuable insights into Inca culture and Peruvian history. Inca Religion and Customs is the second translation by Roland Hamilton from Cobo' massive work. Beginning where History of the Inca Empire left off, it provides a vast amount of data on the religion and lifeways of the Incas and their subject peoples. Despite his obvious Christian bias as a Jesuit priest, Cobo objectively and thoroughly describes many of the religious practices of the…

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List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 1/1/1990
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 279
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction: Father Cobo and the Incas


A Note on the Translation


Measurements



Religion


Paganism of lnca Religion


Origin Fables


Afterlife


Viracocha the Creator


Sun Worship


Moon and Star Deities


Worship of the Thunder, the Sea, and the Earth


Pururauca Deities


Guauque Idols


Idolatry of the Deceased


Other Deities


Temple of the Sun at Cuzco


Chinchaysayu Road


Antisuyu Road


Collasayu Road


Cuntisayu Road


Temple of Pachacama


Temple of Copacabana


Temple of Tiaguanaco


Temple of Apurima


Sacrifices


Addlitional Sacrifices


Acts of Worship and Prayers


Sins


Raymi Festival


Festivals of the Second Month


Festivals of the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Months


Festivals of the Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Months


Festivals of the Tenth Month


Festivals of the Eleventh and Twelfth Months


Itu Festival


Coronation of the Inca


Functions of the Priests


Sortilegos


Curing


Diviners


Cloistered Women


Omens and Superstitions-



Customs


Quichua and Aymar_


Garments


Towns and Houses


Home Furnishings


Food and Drink


Education


Marriage


Agriculture


Warfare


Medicine


Weaving


Building and Stone Work


Bridges


Boats


Silverwork and Metallurgy


Hunting


Games and Music


Tombs


Burial


Notes


Glossary


Index


Indexes for the Shrines of Cuzco