Inka Bodies and the Body of Christ: Corpus Christi in Colonial Cuzco, Peru - Dean, Carolyn, M.D.,N.D. - Books - Duke University Press - 9780822323327 - September 10, 1999
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Inka Bodies and the Body of Christ: Corpus Christi in Colonial Cuzco, Peru

Dean, Carolyn, M.D.,N.D.

Inka Bodies and the Body of Christ: Corpus Christi in Colonial Cuzco, Peru

Investigates multiple meanings of Roman Catholic feast of Corpus Christi as it was performed in the Andean city of Cuzco after its conquest and occupation by Spanish colonisers. This title explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, and triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron.


312 pages, 51 illustrations, 8 in color

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released September 10, 1999
ISBN13 9780822323327
Publishers Duke University Press
Genre Chronological Period > 17th Century
Pages 312
Dimensions 155 × 239 × 25 mm   ·   880 g

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