Quito: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 58p., photos, facsimiles, wrps. The arrival of the Jesuit community in Ecuador heralded a new period of development in education, culture, art, science and technology. As such, the Church Foundation of the Society of Jesus presents the exhibition "In nomine... More
Alcalá de Henares: Universidad de Alcalá, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 379p., photos, illus., facsimiles, color plates, wrps. "La Biblia Políglota Complutense en su contexto" is a detailed study on the history of the Complutensian Polyglot Bible, the first printed polyglot version of the entire bible, analyzing the... More
Bogotá: Ediciones USTA, 2013. First Edition. Paperback. 302p., photos, illus., wrps. "Religiosidad e imagen" studies the Order of Preachers' religious art from the New Kingdom of Granada during the colonial era. Participating authors examine the use of images at the time, the doctrinal lines that legitimized their appropriation, and the... More
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
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
La Habana: Casa Editora Abril, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 229p., photos, wrps. "Monseñor Carlos Manuel se confiesa" presents the interviews that journalists Luis Báez and Pedro de la Hoz held with Monsignor Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y García Menocal, Vicar of Havana and one of the leading figures of the... 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
México, D.F. Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de Mexico (Reflexiones), 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 412p., maps, photos, tables, graphics, bibl., index, wrps. "Cosmovisión y territorialidad en Mesoamérica" is a study on how cosmovision and territory shaped the collective identities of indigenous people in Mesoamerica, and created a framework that defined... 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
Spain: SIELAE & Society for Emblem Studies, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 764p., facsimiles, tables, graphics, bibl., index, wrps. "Emblemas morales" contains Sebastaián de Covarrubias's work by this title, originally published in 1610. Emblem books such as this one were very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries; they represent important... 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
Michoacán: El Colegio de Michoacán; Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia; Centro de Estudios Mexicanos y Centroamericanos (Colección Investigaciones), 2016. First Edition. Paperback. 354p., maps, tables, bibl., wrps. Sacred royalty has been a common practice throughout history; Mexico utilized this system during Mayan rule, but it is generally considered that... 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
Río Piedras: Publicaciones Gaviota, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 315p., maps, illus., tables, bibl., wrps. A meticulous study on the first Franciscans to arrive to Puerto Rico which delves into their methods of evangelization. Commemorative of the 5th centennial anniversary of their arrival to Puerto Rico. More
San Juan: Academia Puertorriqueña de la Historia / Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2013. Second Edition. Paperback. 470 p., photos, bibl., wrps. History of the Catholic Church's role in the U.S. invasion and occupation of Puerto RIco in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War and its survival the midst of a.... More
Alajuela: EUTN, 2017. First Edition. Paperback. 149p., bibl., wrps. "Voices of the Earth Charter Initiative Responding to Encyclical Laudato Si'" is a collection of eight articles that reflect and interpret Pope Francis's Encyclical Laudato Si' and the Earth Charter. The articles, written by renowned writers and leaders from around the... More
San Juan: Publicaciones Gaviota, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 317p., bibl., wrps. During the 1960s and 1970s, sectors of catholocism advocated for pastoral work through liberation theology amid the political strife of the Cold War. This book is a contribution to the historical-religious debate during Puerto Rico's Cold War era, spanning... 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
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
Lajas, PR: Editorial Akelarre, 2017. First edition. Paperback. 132p., photos, bibl., wrps. An interpretation of a Puerto Rican film "Santero" (1956), produced by DIVEDCO, investigating aspects of the sacred, imbedded ideology, and esthetics of the presented culture. More
San José: DEI (Colección Teología), 2006. Second Edition. Paperback. 161p., bibl., wrps. "Sexualidad y catolicismo" investigates Catholic Church's ethical and theological reflection on the human body, sexuality, pleasure, family, reproduction, affection, love, and commitment. Contents include: "Crear condiciones para el diálogo", "Información básica sobre la teología, su relación con las... More
Madrid: Iberoamericana, Vervuert, (Biblioteca Áurea Hispánica), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 205p., illus., bibl., boards. "Lope de Vega y el humanismo cristiano" gathers a collection of essays which analyze Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist Lope de Vega's works in regards to Christian Humanism. More