The extirpation of idolatry in Peru /
Long recognized as a classic account of the early Spanish efforts to convert the Indians of Peru, Father De Arriaga's book, originally published in 1621, has become comparatively rare even in its Spanish editions. This translation now makes available for the first time in English a unique recor...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Lexington]
University of Kentucky Press
[1968]
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| Summary: | Long recognized as a classic account of the early Spanish efforts to convert the Indians of Peru, Father De Arriaga's book, originally published in 1621, has become comparatively rare even in its Spanish editions. This translation now makes available for the first time in English a unique record of the customs and religious practices that prevailed after the Spanish conquest. In his book, which was designed as a manual for the rooting out of paganism, De Arriaga sets down plainly and methodically what he found among the Indians -- their objects of worship, their priests and sorcerers ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (217 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780813163338 0813163331 |