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Desde el oso del Paleolítico, al que se atribuían poderes mágicos, hasta nuestros osos de peluche, Pastoreau nos relata la historia de una relación pasional que se prolonga desde épocas remotas. Durante mucho tiempo, en Europa, el rey de los animales no fue el león, sino el oso, al que se admiraba y veneraba. Dejaron sus huellas en la mitología y el imaginario colectivo hasta bien entrada la Edad Media cristiana, pero muy pronto la Iglesia trató de borrarlas. Temían la fuerza brutal de la fiera, la fascinación que ejercía sobre reyes y cazadores y la creencia según la cual el oso...

This is the first book-length study of Carmen Miranda in English. It traces her origins as a radio singer, recording artist and film star in Brazil in the 1930s, before exploring in depth her Hollywood screen roles and the construction of her long-lasting star persona in the USA.

Naive art became recognized as such at the end of the 19th century. Created by artists who often lacked formal education, and characterized by a simplicity and spontaneity far removed from formal, institutionally approved styles, naive art is more popular today than ever. This oversize book honors a wide range of important artists of this distinctive form from many countries and time periods, including Henri Rosseau, Seraphine de Senlis, Andre Bauchant, Camille Bombois, Joan Miro, Guido Vedovato, Niko Pirosmani, and Ivan Generalic.

This fourth volume on Missionary Linguistics focuses on lexicography. As with the previous three volumes (2004, on general issues, 2005, on orthography and phonology, and 2007 on morphology and syntax), research into languages such as Maya, Nahuatl, Tarasco (Purepecha), Lushootseed, Equatorian Quechua, Tupinamba, Ilocan, Tamil and Southern Min Chinese dialects.