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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452109103321

Autore

Redden Andrew

Titolo

Diabolism in colonial Peru, 1560-1750 / / by Andrew Redden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-65309-5

1-317-31503-0

1-281-12502-4

9786611125028

1-85196-550-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Collana

Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World ; ; Number 3

Disciplina

133.420985

Soggetti

Demonology - Peru - History

Electronic books.

Peru Religious life and customs

Peru Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2008 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Cities of God Besieged; 2 The Possession of María Pizarro; 3 The Devils of Trujillo and the Passion of the Poor Clares; 4 The Sally: Christianity Beyond the Walls; 5 Satan's Fortress: The Devil in the Andes; 6 The Breach: Devils of the In-Between; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Works Cited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The study analyses missionary letters, inquisitorial trials, and chronicles to create a portrait of a communal society that formed an integral part of the Hispanic world between the sixteenth and the eighteenth centuries.