Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-380) and index
Background -- Diversity and experimentation : 1550s and 60s -- Reform and standardization : 1570s and 80s -- The questione della lingua and the politics of vernacular competence (1570s-1640s) -- The heyday of pastoral Quechua (1590s-1640s) -- Pastoral Quechua linguistics -- Text, genre, and poetics -- God, Christ, and Mary in the Andes -- Performance and contextualization