Guadalupe

Long before the arrival of Hernn Corts, birds, serpents, the sun and moon, and human sacrifices figured prominently in the rituals and daily spiritual life of the inhabitants of todays Mexico. In the early sixteenth century, Roman Catholic missionaries began arriving in the area of TenochtitlanMexico Cityto convert the native Mexica to Christianity. The priests met with limited success until 1531, the year Juan Diego, a poor Mexica, first encountered the vision of the Heavenly Lady, now known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.Guadalupe is a lavishly illustrated history of Mexico's religious...

Excerpt from Gobernantes del Perú, Vol. 12: Cartas y Papeles, Siglo XVI; Documentos del Archivo de Indias; El Virrey Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza, Marqués de Cañete; Primera Parte, 1588-1593 A tu hij°, ¡oh Marqués, te demandamos, en quien tanta virtud y gracia cabe: de sus partes, señor, nos contentamos, pues que por natural cosa se 'sab'e (y aun acá en el común es habla vieja) que nunca del león nació la oveja. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important...

Desde hace más de medio siglo, ningún autor cualificado había acometido una reflexión seria sobre los orígenes de la religión. Esta labor emprendida por Rappaport convirte este interesante, polémico y bien ideado estudio de un clásico de la antropología, los estudios de historia de las religiones y, en general, de las humanidades.

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