Gods of the Andes - An Early Jesuit Account of Inca Religion and Andean Christianity

An English translation of a sixteenth-century Spanish manuscript, by an Inca Jesuit, about Inca religion and the spread of Christianity in colonial Peru. Includes an introductory essay.

About the author

Sabine Hyland is Associate Professor of Anthropology at St. Norbert College.

Summary

An English translation of a sixteenth-century Spanish manuscript, by an Inca Jesuit, about Inca religion and the spread of Christianity in colonial Peru. Includes an introductory essay.

Product details

• Authors: Sabine Hyland, Hyland Sabine
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2011
• EAN: 9780271048802
• ISBN: 978-0-271-04880-2
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss, Karten
• Series: Latin American Originals; Latin American Originals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Peru, RELIGION / Ancient, RELIGION / Devotional, Worship, rites & ceremonies, The Americas, Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals, Ancient religions & mythologies, Pre-Columbian America, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, RELIGION / Folk & Tribal