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

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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Main Author: Ramos, Gabriela
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2010.
Series:History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds.
Subjects:
Indians of South America > Peru > Lima > Religion.
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.
Conversion > Christianity.
Ancestor worship > Andes Region.
Andes Region > Religious life and customs.
Spain > Colonies > America > Administration > History.
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