Walter Krickeberg – Märchen der Azteken und Inkaperuaner Turkish Book Turkey

Description:

Märchen der Azteken und Inkaperuaner, Maya und Muisca brings together traditional myths, legends, and folk narratives from several ancient civilizations of the Americas. Walter Krickeberg presents stories reflecting the beliefs, creation traditions, gods, heroes, rituals, and cultural values of peoples such as the Aztecs, Maya, and Muisca, together with traditions from the Inca-Peruvian world.

The narratives offer a glimpse into how these civilizations understood nature, the origins of humanity, the relationship between gods and people, and the forces shaping the world. Through mythological characters and symbolic stories, the book preserves elements of the rich oral traditions that existed in Mesoamerica and South America.

Published in Turkish by Okyanus Yayınları in 1998, this edition introduces Turkish readers to a broad selection of indigenous American mythology through Krickeberg’s comparative approach to traditional tales and legends.

For collectors interested in Aztec, Maya, Inca, and wider Indigenous American mythology, this Turkish edition is an interesting cultural and historical collectible, bringing together legends from several important pre-Columbian traditions.

Key Features:

• Author: Walter Krickeberg

• Original Title: Märchen der Azteken und Inkaperuaner, Maya und Muisca

• Turkish Title: Aztek Efsaneleri Toltek Efsaneleri

• Publisher: Okyanus Yayınları

• Publication Year: 1998

• Language: Turkish

• Genre: Mythology / Folklore / Indigenous American Studies

• Subject: Aztec, Maya, Inca-Peruvian and Muisca Mythology

• Collector Appeal: A Turkish edition collecting traditional legends and mythological narratives from several major indigenous civilizations of the Americas.