A French historian of religion devotes six lectures to the religions of ancient America. He describes the gods and myths of Mexico, its sacrifices and priestly and monastic institutions, then the civilisation and tightly supervised government of the Incas, their legends, festivals, priesthood, morals and beliefs about the life to come.
A clear nineteenth-century survey of Aztec and Inca religion for readers of comparative religion and pre-Columbian history. Download the free EPUB.