El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

The Penitente Brotherhood reenact the Passion of Christ through self-mortification of the flesh and emulation of His crucifixion each year in New Mexico during the Catholic Lenten season. This vital sect of ancient Spanish Catholicism has been shrouded in controversy and secrecy until this author's balanced exploration of its origins, rituals, and ceremonies. De Aragon includes descriptions of their art and their albados, or hymns, which are published here in both Spanish and English.

Con los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001, Bin Laden y sus seguidores buscaban dar un giro al declive que había experimentado la yihad en los años noventa, tanto en Egipto como en Bosnia, en Arabia o en Argelia. Mediante este golpe al “enemigo lejano” estadounidense, esperaban unir de nuevo a sus partidarios y provocar el triunfo del islamismo radical en todo el mundo, en un momento en el que la segunda intifada sumía en el caos a israelíes y palestinos. Mientras tanto, en Washington, el influyente lobby neoconservador se replanteaba los intereses estratégicos tradicionales de...

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El relato evocador y vibrante de cómo se rescataron las ideas del mundo clásico, el origen de nuestra herencia intelectual común. Tras la caída de Roma, muchas de las grandes ideas del mundo clásico, base del conocimiento moderno, se perdieron para siempre. Innumerables libros fueron destruidos por los cristianos, y la biblioteca de Alejandría, el mayor depósito de saber del mundo, fue arrasada. Pero tres manuscritos cruciales sobrevivieron a esa edad de la penumbra e impulsaron la llegada del Renacimiento. En este sorprendente debut, la historiadora Violet Moller rastrea los caminos...

Title: El Combate naval del Papudo el 26 de noviembre de 1865, etc. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The MILITARY HISTORY & WARFARE...