Ebook {Epub PDF} Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru by Tahir Shah

TRAIL OF FEATHERS: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru Tahir Shah, Author. Arcade $ (p) ISBN Shah traverses Peru as if at a treasure hunt, picking up clues in his quest. A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood are the clues that launch Tahir Shah on his latest journey. Fascinated by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really were able to “fly like birds” over the jungle, as a Spanish monk reported/5(51). A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood are the clues that launch Tahir Shah on his latest journey. Fascinated by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really were able to “fly like birds” over the jungle, as a Spanish monk reported.

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru at bltadwin.ru Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. By Tahir Shah. J. The trail began at an auction of shrunken heads. Anxious with greed, a pack of dealers and curiosity-hunters pushed into the library where the sale was about to begin. Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru, by Tahir Shah. Obsessed with a Spanish monk's report of Incas who could "fly like birds," Tahir Shah set out on a journey across Peru in search of these titular "birdmen." The result of his quest is this wonderfully weird travelogue, tracing his journey through jungle, mountain and.

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru at bltadwin.ru Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Trail of Feathers Tahir Shah. Enthralled by a line from the chronicle of a sixteenth-century monk, which said that the Incas 'flew like birds' over the jungle, and by the recurring theme of flying in Peruvian folklore, Tahir Shah set out to discover whether the Incas really did fly or glide above the jungles of Peru. A shrunken head from Peru and a feather with traces of blood are the clues that launch Tahir Shah on his latest journey. Fascinated by the recurring theme of flight in Peruvian folklore, Shah sets out to discover whether the Incas really were able to “fly like birds” over the jungle, as a Spanish monk reported.