Inca cosmology and the human body / Constance Classen

Object Details

Notes

Revised edition of author's thesis (doctoral)--McGill University, 1986.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Cosmology -- 3. Creation -- 4. Myths of the Incas -- 5. Rituals and Institutions -- 6. Illness and Death -- 7. The Metaphorical Body -- 8. The Disordered Body -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix: Quechua Body and Sensory Terms

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1993

©1993

Call number

F3429.3.R3 C53 1993X

Author

Classen, Constance 1957-

Type

Books

Physical description

viii, 214 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place

Andes Region

Topic

Inca mythology

Inca cosmology

Inca philosophy

Incas--Rites and ceremonies

Human body--Symbolic aspects

Human body--Religious aspects

Record ID

siris_sil_447896

Usage

CC0