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legends of the Incas and myths of ancient Peru

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language
English
Pages
131

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Subjects
Incas, Quechua Indians, Indians of South America, Folklore, Legends, Incas, juvenile literature, Indians of south america, folklore
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Cover of: Black rainbow
Black rainbow: legends of the Incas and myths of ancient Peru
1976, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
in English - 1st ed.
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Table of Contents

Introduction: The Inca land and Inca culture. Religion in ancient Peru. Designing the world. Inca history. Literature. The myth of Coniraya and Cahuillaca.
Legends of the Incas: The rod of gold. Mayta Capac. The storm. The vanishing bride. A messenger in black. The oracle at Huamachuco. The llama herder and the daughter of the sun.
A latter-day legend: Utca Paucar.
Myths of ancient Peru: Viracocha. Coniraya and Cahuillaca. The macaw woman.
Myths that have survived: The serpent. The condor seeks a wife. The rainbow. The boy who rose to the sky.
Modern fables and animal tales: The moth. Why the fox has a huge mouth. The dancing fox. The mouse husband. The grateful dove.

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Bibliography: p. 131.

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Dewey Decimal Class
398.2
Library of Congress
F3429.3.F6 B55, F3429.3.F6 B55 1976

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131 p. :
Number of pages
131

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OL4888176M
Internet Archive
blackrainbowlege00bier
ISBN 10
0374308292
LCCN
76019092
OCLC/WorldCat
2604622
Library Thing
9538029
Goodreads
1785082

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