South American (Native American)

South American Sites:

The Myths of Mexico and Peru The Myths of Mexico and Peru: By Lewis Spence (1913), e-text at Internet Sacred Texts Archive. (South American) http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/mmp/ The Inca Universe and Mythology The Inca Universe and Mythology: An illustrated map of the Inca Universe. (South American) http://ancientmexico.com/peru/incauniverse/incauniverse.html Tales from the Rain Forest - Botoque, the Jaguar, and the Fire Tales from the Rain Forest - Botoque, the Jaguar, and the Fire: Introduction and sample tale from a book on myths and legends of the Amazonian Indians of Brazil, retold by M. Dorson and J. Wilmot. (South American) http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids_teachers/kids/stories/rainforest/botoque.html Inca Creation and Origin myths Inca Creation and Origin myths: Article by Tarmo Kulmar discussing the role of creation and origin myths in the development of Inca state and religion. (South American) http://haldjas.folklore.ee/folklore/vol12/inca.htm Deity of Sky: One Way to Interpret the Moche Icongraphy Deity of Sky: One Way to Interpret the Moche Icongraphy: Article by Tarmo Kulmar discussing the religion of the Moche, a pre-Columbian Peruvian civilisation, on the basis of archaeological findings. (South American) http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol10/sky.htm