The Chankas and the Priest: A Tale of Murder and Exile in Highland Peru
- 作者
- 出版社 Pennsylvania State University Press
- 出版时间 2017年12月
- ISBN 0271071230 或 9780271071237
- 定价 300.00
内容简介
Howdoessocietydealwithaserialkillerinitsmidst?WhatifthemurdererisaCatholicpriestlivingamongnativevillagersincolonialPeru?InTheChankasandthePriest,SabineHylandchroniclesthehorrifyingstoryofFatherJuanBautistadeAlbadán,aSpanishpriesttotheChankapeopleofPampachiriinPerufrom1601to1611.DuringhisreignofterroroverhisAndeanparish,Albadánwasguiltyofmurder,sexualabuse,sadistictorture,andtheftfromhisparishioners,amassingapersonalfortuneattheirexpense.Fortenyears,heescapedpunishmentforthesecrimesbydeceivingandoutwittinghissuperiorsinthecolonialgovernmentandchurchadministration.DrawingonaremarkablecollectionofdocumentsfoundinarchivesintheAmericasandEurope,includingararecacheofAlbadán’scandidfamilyletters,HylandrevealswhatlifewaslikefortheChankasunderthiscorruptandbrutalpriest,andhowhisactionssparkedtheinstabilitythatwouldcharacterizeChankapoliticalandsocialhistoryforthenext123years.Throughthistale,shevividlyportraysthecolonialchurchandstateofPeruaswellasthehistoryofChankaethnicity,thenatureofSpanishcolonialism,andthechangingnatureofChankapoliticsandkinshipfromthefifteenthtotheeighteenthcentury.
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