{"product_id":"valley-of-the-spirits-9780471575078","title":"Valley of the Spirits","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before thetime of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rosefrom the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly athousand years. The secrets of the Aymara civilization, one of thefirst great empires of the Americas, have only recently beendeciphered from the haunting ruins of their splendid temples, amongwhich their contemporary descendants still live and worktoday.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Valley of the Spirits, Alan Kolata takes us deep into themystical world of the Aymara, where past and present come togetherand the spirits of ancient ancestors still speak to shamans in thevoices of mountain springs. Kolata''s unique knowledge of the Aymarais based on 17 years of research at the site of the ancientempire.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Its crown jewel was the dazzling ancient capital of Tiahuanaco,whose gold and silver-appointed temples and monumental stonesculptures intensified the mythic aura of the city, imbuing it witha quality of the supe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto the Aymara World.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Trembler on the Mountain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andean Genesis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Sacred City.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The World Turned Around.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Restoration.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Past Is Prologue.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Glossary.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402636468567,"sku":"9780471575078","price":24.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471575078.jpg?v=1730481061","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/valley-of-the-spirits-9780471575078","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}