Decoding Andean Mythology

Informationen zum Autor Margarita B. Marín-Dale taught Spanish and Latin American studies for fifteen years as an adjunct professor at American University in Washington, DC. Born in Bolivia and educated in the U.S., she practiced corporate and international law before returning to her Andean roots to promote human rights and social justice for indigenous peoples. Klappentext Analyses 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. Zusammenfassung Analyses 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.

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• Authors: Margarita B. Mar¿Dale, Margarita B. Marain-Dale, Margarita Marfn-dale, Margarita Marin-Dale, Margarita B. Marin-Dale, Margarita Marín-Dale
• Publisher: The University of Utah Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781607815082
• ISBN: 978-1-60781-508-2
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies