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 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 methodical

Author: Pablo Joseph De Arriaga
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780813152943

About the Author

L. Clark Keating is professor of modern languages at the University of Kentucky.

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