Black rainbow
Subtitle: legends of the Incas and myths of ancient Peru
By: edited and translated by John Bierhorst ; decorations by Jane Byers Bierhorst.
Contributors: Bierhorst, John.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; und
Number of pages: 131
Subjects: Incas -- Folklore.; Quechua Indians -- Folklore.; Indians of South America -- Peru -- Folklore.
Description: "An anthology of twenty myths and legends, gathered from the sixteenth-century chronicles of missionaries and conquistadores and from the reports of folklorists working in remote villages of the Andes. The creation of the world, the rise of the Inca empire, the great wars of expansion, omens of doom, and the Spanish Conquest are among the themes woven into these stories, many of which are here translated into English for the first time."--Jacket flap.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 131.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Inca land and Inca culture. Religion in ancient Peru. Designing the world. Inca history. Literature. The myth of Coniraya and Cahuillaca.; title: Legends of the Incas: The rod of gold. Mayta Capac. The storm. The vanishing bride. A messenger in black. The oracle at Huamachuco. The llama herder and the daughter of the sun.; title: A latter-day legend: Utca Paucar.; title: Myths of ancient Peru: Viracocha. Coniraya and Cahuillaca. The macaw woman.; title: Myths that have survived: The serpent. The condor seeks a wife. The rainbow. The boy who rose to the sky.; title: Modern fables and animal tales: The moth. Why the fox has a huge mouth. The dancing fox. The mouse husband. The grateful dove.