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

by Carolyn Dean and Carolyn Dean

Book Overview

In Inka Bodies and the Body of Christ Carolyn Dean investigates the multiple meanings of the Roman Catholic feast of Corpus Christi as it was performed in the Andean city of Cuzco after the Spanish conquest. By concentrating on the era's paintings and its historical archives, Dean explores how the festival celebrated the victory of the Christian God over sin and death, the triumph of Christian orthodoxy over the imperial Inka patron (the Sun),...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822323672
• ISBN13: 9780822323679
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"