Colonial Habits
Subtitle: Convents and the Spiritual Economy of Cuzco, Peru
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: December 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9780822322597
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Christian communities & monasticism; Economic history; Women's studies; Religious Congregations And Orders; History; Social conditions; Religion - Catholicism; Religion - Roman Catholic; Religion; Peru; Latin America - South America; Christianity - History - Catholic; Gender Studies/Feminist Theory; History, Latin American; Religious Studies; Social life and customs; Convents; Social aspects; Christianity - General; Women; Cuzco; Cuzco (Peru); Economic aspects
First sentence: When the city council of Cuzco met on April 17, 1551, its members, all battle-hardened Spanish veterans, were enjoying a respite from seemingly endless rounds of war.