{"product_id":"gods-of-the-andes-sabine-hyland-9780271048802","title":"Gods of the Andes: An Early Jesuit Account of Inca Religion and Andean Christianity","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eGods of the Andes\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first English translation of the earliest lengthy description of Inca religion, \u003ci\u003eAn Account of the Ancient Customs of the Natives of Peru\u003c\/i\u003e (1594). The \u003ci\u003eAccount \u003c\/i\u003eis part of a Jesuit tradition of ecumenical works on religion that encompasses the more famous writings of Matteo Ricci in China and Roberto de Nobili in India. It includes original descriptions of many different aspects of Inca religion, including human sacrifice, the use of hallucinogens, mummification rituals, the existence of transgendered priests in the ancient Andes, divination rituals based on animal entrails, oracles, burials, and confession. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her introductory chapters, Sabine Hyland presents the controversial life of the ascribed author, Blas Valera, a Jesuit who was ultimately imprisoned and exiled by the Jesuits for his \"heretical\" belief that the Incas worshipped the same creator god the Christians did; examines the \u003ci\u003eAccount\u003c\/i\u003e in the light of other colonial writings about the Incas; and outlines what we know about Inca religion through other sources, comparing Valera's version to those of other writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sabine Hyland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0271048808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780271048802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penn State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.57w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012","brand":"Sabine Hyland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946380361983,"sku":"9780271048802","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2e6b5dff-4f46-4f90-a099-2929f8cbeb8c.jpg?v=1681512820","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gods-of-the-andes-sabine-hyland-9780271048802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}