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
Ciudad de Panamá: Aurelia Ediciones (Colección Iroko), 2017. First edition. Paperback. 152p., tables, bibl., index, wrps. The female gender has been both deified and undervalued throughout the history of mankind. The volume "La mujer en la mitología afrocubana. Orísas, sacerdotistas y brujas", dispels this dualistic image on the basis of..... More
Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, (Estudios Históricos, 72), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 347p., photos, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. "El apóstol de los Andes" is a study on Tupac Amaru, the leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru. The work particularly examines who this historical figure really was..... More
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
México, D.F. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Miguel Ángel Porrúa (Colección: Científica, Serie: Las Ciencias Sociales. Tercera Década), 2017. Second Edition. Paperback. 325p., bibl., wrps. "Dones, dueños y santos: ensayos sobre religiones en Oaxaca" is a collection of essays on religion and cosmovision in Oaxaca. Contents include: "Cosmovisión y...... More
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
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
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
Chihuahua: Instituto Chihuahuense de la Cultura, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 201p., color plates, photos, wrps. "Mujeres Menonitas" is a comprehensive investigation into the life of Mennonite women, examining their role in the family, church and culture at large, as well as their educational backgrounds, health, participation in the labor force... More
Rosario: Prohistoria Ediciones (Iglesias y religiosidades; 3), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 470p., wrps. "Entre velos" addresses the construction of females' religious lives in texts by Juana Manuela Gorriti and other writers during the 19th century. Contents include: "Cuestionamientos sobre lo claustral", "El domicilio de mis angustías", "Como la lava que... More
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
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
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
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
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
Guadalajara, México: Acento Editores (Colección Nueva Galicia; 8), 2017. Second Edition. Paperback. 481p., maps, photos, bibl., wrps. "Los altos de Jalisco" is a study on the historical development of Los Altos de Jalisco, one of the most emblematic regions of Mexico, particularly examining its culture, notable historical figures, and economic..... More
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
León: Forum Cultural Guanajuato, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 246p., photos, facsimiles, tables, bibl., wrps. "La estampa religiosa leonesa" analyzes a collection of 135 religious prints from León, dating from 1932 to 2002. The work's main objective is not to inspire devotion, but rather to analyze how devotion has been exercised... More
México, D.F. Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mexico, Obra Nacional de la Buena Prensa, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 572p., bibl., wrps. "Comentario bíblico-teológico Latinoamericano sobre Medellín" is a collection of texts that study The Second General Conference of the Latin American and Caribbean Bishops, held in Medellín, Colombia, in 1968, from..... More
Madrid, Frankfurt: Iberoamericana, Vervuert, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 427p., illus., facsimiles, bibl., boards. "El botón de seda negra" is a study on the exchange of religion and culture between conquerors and the conquered in Latin America, examining what happened when Latin American idols and the rituals arrived in Europe, and..... More
Madrid: Delta, Publicaciones Universitarias (Colección Humanidades Médicas: Cultura, arte, ciencia y salud; 2), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 192p., photos, illus., facsimiles, tables, graphics, bibl., wrps. "Vuelo clavileño" is a study on beliefs about witches and sorceresses during Spain's Golden Age, peering into a world of murky superstitions, brutal persecutions and..... More
México, D.F. El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Históricos, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 537p., maps, tables, bibl., wrps. "Gestores de la real justicia" is a study on agents and solicitors who procured funds to establish, enlarge, and maintain Catholic cathedrals in the Indies during the 17th century, and transmitted..... More
México, D.F: Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 294p., maps, photos, plans, bibl., wrps. "Fundaciones monásticas en la Sierra Nevada" is a study on monastic foundations in the Sierra Nevada, constructed by Franciscan, Dominican, and Augustinian friars along a commercial and cultural route between Mexico City and southern New..... More
Tuxtla Gutiérrez: CONECULTA, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 83p., maps, photos, illus., bibl., wrps. "Los evangilizadores de Chiapas y el Soconusco y otros escritores" provides a history o fchiapas, spanning the colonial evangilization of its population, Chiapas' cultural patrimony, commercial relations in the isthmus region, and their coal production. More
Madrid/Pamplona/New York: Instituto de Estudios Tirsianos/Instituto de Estudios Auriseculares (Colección 'Batihoja'), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 309p., tables, bibl., wrps. "La santa Juana y el mundo de lo sagrado" is a collection of eighteen articles, divided by three thematic blocks that center around the work of Sor Juana Inés de la..... More