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An account of the fables and rites of the Yncas

Narratives of the rites and laws of the Yncas, translated from the original Spanish manuscripts and edited with notes and an introduction by Clements R. MarkhamLondonPublished In 1873 • Pages: 1-64

By: Molina, Christoval de.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This account by a Spanish priest who lived among the Inca deals with the origin myths of the different tribes comprising the Inca nation and with the ceremonial calendar and religious practices of the Inca. Considerable detail is given on ceremonial practices and the texts of a number of prayers are given. There is also some information on a religious revivalistic nativistic movement which occurred about 1560 and resulted in a rebellion some five years later. The index, vocabulary list, and lists of names for the entire Markham volume appear with document 6: Polo de Ondegardo.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Traditional history
Transmission of messages
Special garments
Literary texts
Preventive medicine
Mythology
Sacred objects and places
Revelation and divination
Magicians and diviners
Priesthood
Religious denominations
Organized ceremonial
Ordering of time
Puberty and initiation
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Inka
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2004
RegionThe area the document pertains to
South America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Central Andes
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Missionary
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Betty Potash ; 1960
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1570-1584
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
800-ca.416 BP (1200-ca. 1584 A.D.)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Peru
NotesAdditional notes
by C. de Molina
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
05040440
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Incas