Luis Gerónimo de Oré: The World of an Andean Franciscan from the Frontiers to the Centers of Power

by Noble David Cook and Alexandra Parma Cook

Born in a provincial city in the Peruvian Andes, the Franciscan linguist and theologian Luis Ger nimo de Or (1554-1630) lived during a critical period in the formation of the modern world, as the global empire of Spain engaged in a nearly continuous struggle over resources and religion.

In the first full-length biography of Or , Noble David Cook and Alexandra Parma Cook reconstruct the friar's life and the communities in which he circulated,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807180122
• ISBN13: 9780807180129
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"