Lightning in the Andes and Mesoamerica pre-columbian, colonial, and contemporary perspectives
"Lightning has evoked a numinous response as well as powerful timeless references and symbols among ancient religions throughout the world. Thunder and lightning have also taken on various symbolic manifestations, some representing primary deities, as in the case of Zeus and Jupiter in the Grec...
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46059581*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction. The Nature of Lightning.
- Andean South America. Lightning in the Ancient World ; Inca Cosmogony and Ethical Order: Lightning, Creations, and Chaos ; Language and Lightning in the Andes ; Lightning in the Context of Pre-Hispanic Andean Religion ; Lightning Bolts, Sons of Lightning, and Immaculate Conceptions ; Shells of Lightning: Fertility, Rebirth, and Death ; Catequilla: Lightning Huacas and Inca Expansion ; Lightning, Metal, and Death in the High Andes ; Lightning in Colonial and Contemporary Andean Religion ; Lightning in Inca Cosmology and Mythology ; Earth, Sky, and Water in Andean Cosmology ; Temporality of Lightning in the Andes ; Lightning and the World Inside ; Lightning Shaman: Human and Animal Familiars ; Fictive Kinship in the Cultural and Natural World: Guaoqui and Wayqe ; Pachatira: Rainbows, Serpents, and Water ; Andean Lightning Stones ; Lightning in the Andes: Summary.
- Mesoamerica. Introduction to Mesoamerica ; Language and Lightning in Mesoamerica ; Lightning Deities, Directions and Colors ; Lightning, Mountains, Caves, and Clouds ; Lightning, Shamanism, and Kingship ; Lightning Deity Has Dwarf Helpers ; Lightning Deity's Animal Co-Essences: Humans With Lightning Familiar ; Lightning, Warfare, Protection, and Punishment ; Lightning Deity, Crop Fertility, and Wealth ; Lightning Splits Sustenance Mountain, Bringing Maize to People ; Lightning: Serpent, Eagle and Jaguar ; Lightning, Twins, and Triads ; Lightning Strikes and Thunder Stones ; Lightning and Tobacco ; Lightning and Mushrooms ; Lightning and Frogs ; Lightning and Fish ; Lightning and Red ; Lightning in Mesoamerica: Summary.
- Discussion: Lightning in the Andes and Mesoamerica. Similarities ; Differences.
