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

By: Ramos, Gabriela.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds: Publisher: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2010Description: xi, 356 p. : maps ; 23 cm.Subject(s): 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 -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 985/.25 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.