Lima: Publicación Yolanda Carlessi, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 382p., maps, musical notation, bibl., wrps. "Mesianismo y utopía en américa : Perú Siglo XVI" gathers reports from Spanish clergyman Cristóbal de Albornoz regarding the indigenous resistence movement to Christianity known as "Taki Unquy" during the second half of the 16th century..... More about Mesianismo y utopía en américa : Perú Siglo XVI
México, D.F: DEMAC, 2010. First Edition. Paperback. 122p., wrps. "El hombre vertical" is a philosophical inquiry into the existence of God and religion, addressing questions such as: "Is it true that God has died?", "is religion related to chronology?" and "how does God preside over modern religion?" More about El hombre vertical; La religión de hoy
México, D.F. Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 254p., bibl., index, wrps. "Historia de la Iglesia en México" is a study on the history of the church in Mexico, dating back to the Pre-Hispanic era. Contents include: "Mesoamérica en el Preclásico (2500 AC--200 DC)", "El periodo Clásico..... More about Historia de la Iglesia en México. Antecedentes prehispánicos. Tomo I/Volumen I
Bogotá: Ediciones USTA, Universidad Santo Tomas, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. (4 vols.), facsimiles, illus., tables, bibl., wrps. "Los dominicos en la política siglos XVIII-XIX" is a comprehensive four-volume study on Dominican friars from the 13th century to the 21st. The first volume examines their involvement in politics in the 18th..... More about Tomo I: Los dominicos en la política siglos XVIII-XIX. Tomo II: Los dominicos en la educación,...
Buenos Aires: Editorial Claretiana, 2013. First Edition. Paperback. 96p., wrps. Reflections on citizenship, globalization, and justice by Argentine Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio. More about NOSOTROS COMO CIUDADANOS, NOSOTROS COMO PUEBLO : HACIA UN BICENTENARIO EN JUSTICIA Y SOLIDARIDAD...
México, D.F. El Colegio de Mexico, Fondo de Cultura Económica (Colección Antropología), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 698p., bibl., index, wrps. "Diccionario de religiones en América Latina" is a rigorous and global study about the diverse types of religion in Latin America, presented through dictionary entries. The work also gives an..... More about Diccionario de religiones en América Latina
Buenos Aires: Grupo Editorial Sur (GES Comunicación), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 440p., photos, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. "Historia de un compromiso" is a study on the history of the Movement of Priests for the Third World, which used liberation theology and reform ideas from the Second Vatican Council to create political..... More about Historia de un compromiso. MSTM. A cincuenta años del Movimiento de Sacerdotes para el Tercer...
Madrid: Iberoamericana, Vervuert (Tiempo emulado, 60), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 449p., bibl., wrps. "La aparición de los libros plúmbeos" is an analysis of The Lead Books of Sacromonte and their historical importance, also examining the roles played by archbishop of Granada Pedro de Castro and writer Inca Garcilaso de la..... More about La aparición de los libros plúmbeos y los modos de escribir la historia: de Pedro de Castro al...
Zamora, Michoacán: El Colegio de Michoacán (Colección Investigaciones), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 384p., tables, graphics, index, bibl., wrps. "El cabildo eclesiástico de la catedral de México (1530-1612)" studies the ecclesiastical chapter of the cathedral of Mexico from 1530 to 1612, showing the role that the first settlers had in this..... More about El cabildo eclesiástico de la catedral de México (1530-1612
México, D.F. Secretaría de Cultura, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Colección Historia. Serie Logos), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 163p., maps, photos, bibl., wrps. "De Mérida a Taguzgalpa" explores how Franciscan and Dominican orders intervened in the socio-religious organization of the different indigenous populations and regions over the course of..... More about De Mérida a Taguzgalpa. Seráficos y predicadores en tierras mayas, chiapanecas y xicaques
México, D.F. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa, Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora, El Colegio de Michoacán, El Colegio de México, 2009. First Re-Print. Paperback. 420p., wrps. "Las fuentes eclesiásticas para la historia social de México" is a collection of 23 essays on ecclesiastical sources in the social..... More about Las fuentes eclesiásticas para la historia social de México
México, D.F. Universidad Iberoamericana, 2006. first edition. Paperback. 135p., notes. [History. Four historical essays highlight the transition from pre-modern to modern society represented by a shift in the Jesuit world view from a “rhetorical” to a “scientific” vision of the world. Institutions and discourses considered are education, missionary work, mathematics..... More about La construcción retórica de la realidad; La Compañía de Jesús
Lima: IEP Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (Serie: Estudios Históricos, 70), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 310p., maps, photos, facsimiles, tables, bibl., wrps. "Martín de Porres: Santo de América" chronicles the life of Martín de Porres (1579-1639), who was named the first black saint of the Americas and the patron of racial..... More about Martín de Porres: Santo de América
Mexico D.F. Secretar[ia de Cultura, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Colección Historia, Serie Génesis), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 215p., facsimiles, bibl., index, wrps. "Fundaciones de los padres carmelitas descalzos" is a chronicle made up of manuscripts written by members of the Barefoot Carmelites, documenting how the order came to..... More about Fundaciones de los padres carmelitas descalzos en la Nueva España (Tlacopac I
Los Polvorines: Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, 2014. First Edition. Paperback. 414p., bibl., wrps. "La maldición de Nemur" discusses the interconnectedness of art, myth and ritual among the indigenous Ishir people of the Paraguayan Chaco, a largely undeveloped semi-arid region in the western part of Paraguay. Originally published by Centro..... More about La maldición de Nemur: acerca del arte, el mito y el ritual de los indígenas ishir del Gran...
México, D.F. Distribuciones Fontamara (Colección Argumentos; 403), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 77p., bibl., wrps. "Simbiosis Guadalupana" is a study on the Chichimeca Jonaz's belief in the Virgin of Guadalupe, examining her role as a cultural symbol, and her importance in their collective sense of identity. Contents include: "La noble fuerza..... More about Simbiosis Guadalupana. Historia e imagen sagrada en el mundo ezar
Quito: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 203p., illus., wrps. "Pedagogía y colonialidad: En la amazonía ecuatoriana (1960-1979)" is a study on pedagogy in the Ecuadorian Amazon in the context of Latin American colonialism. Author José Alberto Flores Jácome employs the Foucaultian method to analyze the historical..... More about Pedagogía y colonialidad: En la amazonía ecuatoriana (1960-1979
Ciudad de México: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo Nacional de San Carlos, (Museos y Galerías), 2018. First Edition. Hardcover. 257p., photos, illus., facsimiles, bibl., boards. Catalog of the exhibition of 50 works made in Mexico during the 17th and 18th centuries, some by painters as prominent as Juan Correa..... More about ANTIGUO TESTAMENTO & EL ARTE NOVOHISPANO
México, D.F. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos, Universidad Intercultural del Estado de Hidalgo, 2018. Second Edition. Paperback. 746p., illus., bibl., index, wrps. "La mitad del mundo" is a study on the Otomíes' conception of ritual acts, the image of the body, and the vision..... More about La mitad del mundo. Cuerpo y cosmos en los rituales otomíes
Michoacán, Mexico: El Colegio de Michoacán, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Editorial Morevalladolid, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 496p., maps, photos, bibl., index, wrps. "Hechicería, cosmovisión y costumbre" is a study on traditional medicine and sorcery of Purepecha healers, particularly examining the rituals performed by the indigenous people in..... More about Hechicería, cosmovisión y costumbre: Una relación funcional entre el mundo subjetivo y la...
México, D.F. FCE, CIDE (Colección: Historia. Serie: Herramientas para la Historia), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 274p., bibl., wrps. "Iglesia y religión. La nueva España" is a bibliography on works that study the history of the Church and religion during the viceroyalty in Mexico. The work also features an introduction in..... More about Iglesia y religión. La nueva España
Bogotá: Instituto Caro y Cuervo, (Biblioteca Ezequiel Uricoechea, 1), 2017. First Reprint. Paperback. 444p., facsimiles, wrps. "Diccionario y gramática chibcha" is a glossary of prayers, confessions, and sermons in the Chibcha language, an extinct indigenous language in Colombia, compiled by an anonymous author who most likely lived in the mid..... More about Diccionario y gramática chibcha: manuscrito anónimo de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia;...
México, D.F. Ediciones Navarra, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 125p., bibl., wrps. "La nación, la religión, el porvenir" explores the legacy of Ernest Renan, a French expert of Semitic languages and civilizations, philosopher, biblical scholar, and critic, and religious historian. Contents include: "En Tréguier", "Al pie de la estatua", "Renan en..... More about La nación, la religión, el porvenir. Sobre las huellas de Ernest Renan
Zaragoza: Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza (De arte; 9), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 556p., graphics, bibl., index, wrps. "Trescientos emblemas morales" presents the complete work of Spanish writer Juan de Horozco y Covarrubias de Leyva, including two books originally published in 1601, with accompanying translations and commentary. The compendium... More about Trescientos emblemas morales. Juan de Horozco y Covarrubias de Leyva.; María del Mar Agudo...
México, D.F: Primer Circulo (Etnohistoria), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 458p., illus., bibl., wrps. "Miccacuicatl" is a study on mortuary ritual songs of lamentation and other funeral customs for the loss of an important person in pre-Hispanic Náhuatl culture. More about Miccacuicatl. Las exequias de los señores mexicas