Pastoral Quechua The History of Christian Translation in Colonial Peru, 1550-1654 |
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| Author:
| Durston, Alan |
| Series title: | History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-268-02591-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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This book explores different aspects of the story of how the Spanish priests and missionaries of the Catholic Church in post-conquest Peru systematically attempted to "incarnate" Christianity in Quechua, a large family of languages and dialects spoken by the dense Andes populations once united under the Inca empire.
This book explores different aspects of the story of how the Spanish priests and missionaries of the Catholic Church in post-conquest Peru systematically attempted to "incarnate" Christianity in Quechua, a large family of languages and dialects spoken by the dense Andes populations once united under the Inca empire.