Spain: Iberoamericana, Vervuert (Biblioteca Indiana, 47), 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 237p., bibl., wrps. "El Símbolo católico indiano" is a study on the work "Symbolo Catholico Indiano", by Franciscan Creole Luis Jerónimo de Oré (Huamanga, 1554 -- La Concepción, 1630), exploring how the text fostered the expansion of Catholicism in the..... More about El Símbolo católico indiano (1598) de Luis Jerónimo de Oré : Saberes coloniales y los...

Lima: Centro de Estudios y Publicaciones (CEP), Centro de Espiritualidad Ignacia, 2019. Second Printing. Paperback. 541p., wrps. "Apocalipsis la fuerza de la esperanza. Estudio, lectura y comentario" is a study on the historical context and interpretation of the apocalypse in the New Testament of the Holy Bible. Written by Biblical..... More about Apocalipsis la fuerza de la esperanza. Estudio, lectura y comentario

Lima: Facultad de Teología Pontificia y Civil de Lima, 2016. Hardcover. 227p., photos, illus., facsimiles, bibl., index, boards. "Santa Rosa de Lima: Escritos de la Santa limeña. Pueblo Libre" is an investigation on the intellectual production of Santa Rosa de Lima through a collection of previously-unpublished documents on the first..... More about Santa Rosa de Lima: Escritos de la Santa Limeña. Pueblo Libre

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 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

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

México, D.F: Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 2018. 1st Edition. Paperback. vi, 311p., map, photos, tables, bibl., wrps. This work contains four thematic focuses: The first pertains to historical questions about the foundation of the Apostolic Colleges. The second discusses how that religious community carried out its missionary work in the..... More about Los novicios del Colegio de la Santa Cruz de Querétaro (1691-1819

México, D.F: Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, 2018. 1st Edition. Paperback. 144p., photos, tables, facsimiles, bibl., wrps. This book is a collection of essays that examines manifestions of Catholicism through the production of folk inspired altarpieces. Chapters include: "Objetivo votivo," "El origen," "Sacralidades subversivas," "Verdicción performativa..... More about Discursos paralelos en retablos populares

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

Chiapas: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Frontera Sur, 2019. First Edition. Paperback. 225p., bibl., wrps. "Los otros creyentes. Territorio y teopraxis de la Iglesia liberadora en la Región Fronteriza de Chiapas" explores how religious practices and beliefs have been configured in the border region of Chiapas, aiming to show how..... More about Los otros creyentes. Territorio y teopraxis de la Iglesia liberadora en la Región Fronteriza de...

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 about Vuelo clavileño: Brujas, locos, pócimas, fármacos, médicos e inquisidores a través de la...