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Death and conversion in the Andes : Lima and Cuzco, 1532-1670 /

When the Spanish invaded the Inca empire in 1532, the cult of the ancestors was an essential feature of pre-Columbian religion throughout the Andes. The dead influenced politics, protected the living, symbolized the past, and legitimized claims over the land their descendants occupied, while the liv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ramos, Gabriela
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Español
Publicado: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2010.
Colección:History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.