The native religions of Mexico and Peru
Contributors: Wicksteed, Philip Henry, 1844-1927
Publisher: C. Scribner's sons
Published: 1884
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Description: Originally delivered as part of the 1884 Hibbert lecture series in Oxford and London, R ville's book probes the origins and growth of religion in pre-Columbian America. Among the topics are "The Deities and Myths of Mexico;" The Sacrifices, Sacerdotal and Monastic Institutions, Eschatology and Cosmogony of Mexico;" "The Fall of the Incas--Peruvian Mythology, Priesthood;" and "Peruvian Cultus and Festivals."
Notes: Also published unedr title: Lectures on the origin and growthof religion as illustrated by the native religions of Mexico and Peru ... London, 1884.