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Ramos, Gabriela.

Death and conversion in the Andes Lima and Cuzco, 1532-1670 / [electronic resource] : Gabriela Ramos. - Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2010. - xi, 356 p. : maps. - History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds . - History, languages, and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese worlds. .

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,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Indians of South America--Religion.--Peru--Lima
Indians of South America--Rites and ceremonies.--Peru--Lima
Indians of South America--Religion.--Peru--Cuzco
Indians of South America--Rites and ceremonies.--Peru--Cuzco
Death--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Conversion--Christianity.
Ancestor worship--Andes Region.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Andes Region--Religious life and customs.
Spain--Colonies--Administration--History.--America

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Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F3429.3.R3 / R36 2010eb

Dewey Class. No.: 985/.25