Decoding Andean mythology / Margarita B. Marín-Dale.

Author
Marín-Dale, Margarita B., 1958- [Browse]
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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    "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.
    ISBN
    • 9781607815082 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 1607815087 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2016014223
    OCLC
    945730169
    Other standard number
    • 40026619006
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