Pregledni rad
Travel-books in the period of the conquest of Peru and the reports of Portuguese shipwreckings
Ivan Pederin
; Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zadru
Sažetak
This article is an analvsis of the travel-books which followed the
conquest of Peru written by Pedro Cieza de Leon, Diego de Landa
and others. Here the description of Peru is given, the structure of the
Inca-Empire and their religion which was very important in the Peru
politics. Cieza de Leon describes and evaluates their religion which
was different in each tribe and he described also the discussion of the
Spaniards with vernacular priests. The Inča knew a top divinitv, who
was not worshiped, because the minor divinities had a more
important role in the daily politics. In frequent theological discussion
the Inča said that their top God was the same as the Christian God.
The authors describe then their architecture and the evangelisation of
these tribes. But there are reports on the rising Anglo-Spanish rivalry
in these colonies.
Finally the reports of the Portuguese shipwrecking are revievved.
Here can be seen that the tribes, which the Portuguese met in
Overseas, always attacked them and that points out Jesus's order to
love each other and his universal sighting of Man. On the othere side
we see how people behave in danger of death. Most of them turn to
scoundrels who will do evervthing to save their lives. Other resign and expect their death in prayer.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
39092
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Datum izdavanja:
21.6.2000.
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