From Viracocha to the Virgin of Copacabana: Representation of the Sacred at Lake Titicaca [Title Page Only] - Tapa blanda

Salles-Reese, Veronica; Salles-Reese, Vernica; Salles-Reese, Ver

 
9780292777132: From Viracocha to the Virgin of Copacabana: Representation of the Sacred at Lake Titicaca [Title Page Only]
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ISBN 10: 0292777132 ISBN 13: 9780292777132
Editorial: Univ of Chicago behalf of University of Texas, 1997

Sinopsis

Surrounded by the peaks of the Andean cordillera, the deep blue waters of Lake Titicaca have long provided refreshment and nourishment to the people who live along its shores. From prehistoric times, the Andean peoples have held Titicaca to be a sacred place, the source from which all life originated and the site where the divine manifests its presence.

In this interdisciplinary study, VerÓnica Salles-Reese explores how Andean myths of cosmic and ethnic origins centered on Lake Titicaca evolved from pre-Inca times to the enthronement of the Virgin of Copacabana in 1583. She begins by describing the myths of the Kolla (pre-Inca) people and shows how their Inca conquerors attempted to establish legitimacy by reconciling their myths of cosmic and ethnic origin with the Kolla myths. She also shows how a similar pattern occurred when the Inca were conquered in turn by the Spanish.

This research explains why Lake Titicaca continues to occupy a central place in Andean thought despite the major cultural disruptions that have characterized the region's history. This book will be a touchstone in the field of Colonial literature and an important reference for Andean religious and intellectual history.

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Acerca del autor

Verónica Salles-Reese is Associate Professor of Colonial Literature at Georgetown University.

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Surrounded by the peaks of the Andean cordillera, the deep blue waters of Lake Titicaca have long provided refreshment and nourishment to the people who live along its shores. From pre-historic times, the Andean peoples have held Titicaca to be a sacred place, the source from which all life originated and the site where the divine manifests its presence.

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Editorial
Univ of Chicago behalf of University of Texas
Año de publicación
1997
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0292777132
ISBN 13 
9780292777132
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Número de páginas
224
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Editorial: University of Texas Press, 1997
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