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Decoding Andean mythology / Margarita B. Marín-Dale.
Author
Marín-Dale, Margarita B., 1958-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2016]
Description
xiv, 465 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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F2230.1.R3 M28 2016
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Subject(s)
Indian mythology
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Andes Region
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Indigenous peoples of South America
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Andes Region
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Folklore
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Indigenous Studies
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Summary note
"Analyzes Native Andean oral traditions spanning five centuries. Based on twenty years of research and a wide range of scholarship, this book departs from the Cuzco-centered focus of many published Andean narratives and includes myths, stories, and folktales from diverse regions and ethnic groups. Among them are full translations of thirty-two ancient and modern Native Andean stories ... The author explores a number of recurring themes and characters in Andean stories. These include shape-shifting animals, the inversion of time-space (pachacuti), anthropomorphic and supernatural beings, and conflicting attitudes toward sexuality. The text also presents a fresh perspective on traditional, non-Western concepts such as huacas (sacred objects and places), suggesting some act as portals or mediating spaces between the natural and supernatural worlds. Of particular significance for current events is a lengthy chapter on social protest, explaining the rise of indigenous movements in the Andes and highlighting the contemporary use of Native Andean folktales as an avenue for social and political dissent."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-444) and index.
Contents
A note on pronunciation
Introduction
Andean animism
Intermediaries
Pachacuti
Huacas
The origin of culture
Sexuality and guilt
Supernatural beings
Social protest.
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ISBN
9781607815082 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
1607815087 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2016014223
OCLC
945730169
Other standard number
40026619006
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