The Extirpation of Idolatry in Peru - Paperback

by Pablo Joseph De Arriaga (Author), L. Clark Keating (Translator)

Long recognized as a classic account of the early Spanish efforts to convert the Indians of Peru, Father De Arriaga's book, originally published in 1621, has become comparatively rare even in its Spanish editions. This translation now makes available for the first time in English a unique record of the customs and religious practices that prevailed after the Spanish conquest. In his book, which was designed as a manual for the rooting out of paganism, De Arriaga sets down plainly and methodical

Author Biography

L. Clark Keating is professor of modern languages at the University of Kentucky.