Los romanos

El autor nos conduce por terrenos variados: los textos literarios y didácticos, los nombres propios, las imágenes y las obras de arte; y en todos esos terrenos, nos descubre el modo en que esta historia simbólica de los animales y los vegetales, de los colores y de las imágenes, de los signos y de la heráldica, lejos de oponerse a la realidad social, económica o política, es uno de sus componentes esenciales: el imaginario -dice el autor- siempre es parte de la realidad.

En 1937, durante las persecuciones de Stalin, el alma de Genghis Khan desapareció del monasterio budista de Mongolia donde se había guardado durante siglos. Se pretendía eliminar hasta el recuerdo de quien era considerado como un tirano sangriento. Hasta que el descubrimiento de un manuscrito de la Historia secreta de los mongoles, que se creía perdida, hizo surgir a la luz la verdad sobre el hombre que conquistó un imperio mayor que el de Roma y asentó en él las bases de una civilización y un progreso que anunciaban el mundo moderno. El profesor Weatherford comenzó en 1990 a...

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