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Father Bernabe Cobo - Inca Religion and Customs - Viracocha
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Father Bernabe Cobo - Inca Religion and Customs [translated by Roland Hamilton]
The Indians assumed that Viracocha was the universal god and they believed that Viracocha had designated for each ting created a secondary cause that would look after the growth and preservation of each species.
As a result of this opinion thee originated not only as many gods as there are things which are necessay to sustain human life, but also gods for all things which could be harmful.