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Death and conversion in the Andes : Lima and Cuzco, 1532-1670 / Gabriela Ramos.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramos, Gabriela.
- Series:
- History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds.
- History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds
- Standardized Title:
- Muerte y conversión en los Andes. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of South America--Peru--Lima--Religion.
- Indians of South America.
- Indians of South America--Peru--Lima--Rites and ceremonies.
- Indians of South America--Peru--Cuzco--Religion.
- Indians of South America--Peru--Cuzco--Rites and ceremonies.
- Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Death.
- Conversion--Christianity.
- Conversion.
- Ancestor worship--Andes Region.
- Ancestor worship.
- Andes Region--Religious life and customs.
- Andes Region.
- Spain--Colonies--America--Administration--History.
- Spain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (369 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work examines death rituals in South America and how traditional native American beliefs fell to the wayside when Christian rituals came into power.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Death in pre-Hispanic Peru
- Death during the conquest
- The conquest of death
- Spaces and institutions for the missionary project
- Wills, graves, and funeral rites
- Ancestors, successors, and memory
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780268091729
- 0268091722
- OCLC:
- 694144517
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