Verónica Salles-Reese is Associate Professor of Colonial Literature at Georgetown University.

"Drawing primarily on numerous Spanish chronicles of the 16th and 17th centuries, Salles-Reese traces the evolution of the sacred in the Lake Titicaca region of the Andes, from pre-Inca times, through the Inca period, and into the era of Spanish Christianization... The author's analysis shows that despite the cultural and chronological distinctiveness of these periods, the chroniclers' narratives provide a portrait of links and continuities between the three." Choice "This book addresses the key to Latin American culture: mestizaje or the blending of different cultural discourses... It is very well written; a pleasure to read." Mercedes Lopez-Baralt, Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Sacred Dimension of Lake Titicaca2. The Kolia Narrative Cycle3. The Inca Narrative Cycle4. The Christian Narrative Cycle: Christ’s Apostle and the Virgin of CopacabanaConclusionAppendix: Tito Yupanqui’s LetterNotesWorks CitedIndex

Verónica Salles-Reese is Associate Professor of Colonial Literature at Georgetown University.

"Drawing primarily on numerous Spanish chronicles of the 16th and 17th centuries, Salles-Reese traces the evolution of the sacred in the Lake Titicaca region of the Andes, from pre-Inca times, through the Inca period, and into the era of Spanish Christianization... The author's analysis shows that despite the cultural and chronological distinctiveness of these periods, the chroniclers' narratives provide a portrait of links and continuities between the three." Choice "This book addresses the key to Latin American culture: mestizaje or the blending of different cultural discourses... It is very well written; a pleasure to read." Mercedes Lopez-Baralt, Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Puerto Rico

• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Sacred Dimension of Lake Titicaca2. The Kolia Narrative Cycle3. The Inca Narrative Cycle4. The Christian Narrative Cycle: Christ’s Apostle and the Virgin of CopacabanaConclusionAppendix: Tito Yupanqui’s LetterNotesWorks CitedIndex