The Virgin of the Andes: Art and Ritual in Colonial Cuzco

by Carol Damian

Reconstructs the history of the Virgin of Cuzco who, as a fusion of indigenous Andean and Spanish Christian beliefs and practices, represents both the Virgin Mary and Pachamama. Includes background chapters on Andean and Spanish beliefs and art. Major, mostly original work illuminates multiple aspe

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962851485
• ISBN13: 9780962851483
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Grassfield Press, Incorporated
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.