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Book The Saint and the Chopped Up Baby

Download or read book The Saint and the Chopped Up Baby written by Laura Ackerman Smoller and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-24 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), a celebrated Dominican preacher from Valencia, was revered as a living saint during his lifetime, receiving papal canonization within fifty years of his death. In The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby, Laura Ackerman Smoller recounts the fascinating story of how Vincent became the subject of widespread devotion, ranging from the saint's tomb in Brittany to cult centers in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, and Latin America, where Vincent is still venerated today. Along the way, Smoller traces the long and sometimes contentious process of establishing a stable image of a new saint.Vincent came to be epitomized by a singularly arresting miracle tale in which a mother kills, chops up, and cooks her own baby, only to have the child restored to life by the saint's intercession. This miracle became a key emblem in the official portrayal of the saint promoted by the papal court and the Dominican order, still haunted by the memory of the Great Schism (1378–1414) that had rent the Catholic Church for nearly forty years. Vincent, however, proved to be a potent religious symbol for others whose agendas did not necessarily align with those of Rome. Whether shoring up the political legitimacy of Breton or Aragonese rulers, proclaiming a new plague saint, or trumpeting their own holiness, individuals imposed their own meanings on the Dominican saint.Drawing on nuanced readings of canonization inquests, hagiography, liturgical sources, art, and devotional materials, Smoller tracks these various appropriations from the time of Vincent’s 1455 canonization through the eve of the Enlightenment. In the process, she brings to life a long, raucous discussion ranging over many centuries. The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby restores the voices of that conversation in all its complexity.

Book The Jews in Spain and Portugal

Download or read book The Jews in Spain and Portugal written by Robert Singerman and published by New York : Garland Pub.. This book was released on 1975 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General catalogue of printed books

Download or read book General catalogue of printed books written by British museum. Dept. of printed books and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalog of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection

Download or read book Catalog of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection written by Benson Latin American Collection and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Private Women  Public Lives

Download or read book Private Women Public Lives written by Bárbara O. Reyes and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the lives and works of three women in colonial California, Bárbara O. Reyes examines frontier mission social spaces and their relationship to the creation of gendered colonial relations in the Californias. She explores the function of missions and missionaries in establishing hierarchies of power and in defining gendered spaces and roles, and looks at the ways that women challenged, and attempted to modify, the construction of those hierarchies, roles, and spaces. Reyes studies the criminal inquiry and depositions of Barbara Gandiaga, an Indian woman charged with conspiracy to murder two priests at her mission; the divorce petition of Eulalia Callis, the first lady of colonial California who petitioned for divorce from her adulterous governor-husband; and the testimonio of Eulalia Pérez, the head housekeeper at Mission San Gabriel who acquired a position of significant authority and responsibility but whose work has not been properly recognized. These three women's voices seem to reach across time and place, calling for additional, more complex analysis and questions: Could women have agency in the colonial Californias? Did the social structures or colonial processes in place in the frontier setting of New Spain confine or limit them in particular gendered ways? And, were gender dynamics in colonial California explicitly rigid as a result of the imperatives of the goals of colonization?

Book Angels in Stone

Download or read book Angels in Stone written by Pedro G. Galende and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bradshaw s illustrated hand book to Spain and Portugal

Download or read book Bradshaw s illustrated hand book to Spain and Portugal written by Richard Stephen Charnock and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Official Gazette

Download or read book Official Gazette written by Philippines and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalog of the Latin American Collection

Download or read book Catalog of the Latin American Collection written by University of Texas at Austin. Library. Latin American Collection and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881 1900

Download or read book Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired 1881 1900 written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catholic Directory of the Philippines

Download or read book Catholic Directory of the Philippines written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Spanish Golden Age Poetry in Motion

Download or read book Spanish Golden Age Poetry in Motion written by Jean Andrews and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2014 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourteen essays of this volume engage in distinct ways with the matter of motion in early modern Spanish poetics. Los catorce ensayos de este volumen conectan de una manera perceptible con el tema del movimiento enla poesía española del siglo de oro The fourteen essays of this volume engage in distinct ways with the matter of motion in early modern Spanish poetics, without limiting the dialectic of stasis and movement to any single sphere or manifestation. Interrogation of the interdependence of tradition and innovation, poetry, power and politics, shifting signifiers, the intersection of topography and deviant temporalities, the movement between the secular and the sacred, tensions between centres and peripheries, issues of manuscript circulation and reception, poetic calls and echoes across continents and centuries, and between creative writing and reading subjects, all demonstrate that Helgerson's central notion of conspicuous movement is relevant beyond early sixteenth-century secular poetics, By opening it up we approximate a better understanding of poetry's flexible spatio-temporal co-ordinates in a period of extraordinary historical circumstances and conterminous radical cultural transformation. Los catorce ensayos de este volumen conectan de una manera perceptible con el tema del movimiento en la poesía española del siglo de oro, sin limitar la dialéctica de la estasis y movimiento a una sola esfera o manifestación única. Entre los multiples enfoques cabe destacar: el cuestionamiento de la interdependencia de la tradición e inovación, de la poesía, del poder y la política, de los sigantes que se transforman, de los espacios que conectan y cruzan con los tiempos 'desviados'; análisis de las tensiones entre lo sagrado y lo secular, del conflicto centro-periferia y del complejo sistema de producción, circulacióny recepción de los manuscritos; el diálogo con el eco poético a través de los siglos y de los continentes y la construcción creativa del sujeto escritor y/o lector. Al abrir la noción central de Helgerson del "movimiento cono" más allá de la poesía nueva secular, este libro propone un entendimiento más completo de las coordinadas espacio-temporales de la poesía en un periodo de circunstancias históricas extrao Jean Andrews is Associate Pssor in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies, University of Nottingham. Isabel Torres is Professor of Spanish Golden Age Literature at Queen's University, Belfast. Contributors: Jean Andrews, Dana Bultman, Noelia Cirnigliaro, Marsha Collins, Trevor J. Dadson, Aurora Egido, Verónica Grossi, Anne Holloway, Mark J. Mascia, Terence O'Reilly, Carmen Peraita, Amanda Powell, Colin Thompson, Isabel Torres

Book Moon Baja

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  • Author : Nikki Goth Itoi
  • Publisher : Moon Travel
  • Release : 2011-10-11
  • ISBN : 1612382460
  • Pages : 676 pages

Download or read book Moon Baja written by Nikki Goth Itoi and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2011-10-11 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make your Escape with Moon Baja! Baja California has a little bit of everything: warm, turquoise ocean and white-sand beaches, rugged desert mountain ranges, and cities bursting with art, culture, and delicious cuisine. Immerse yourself in the unique culture of this welcoming and colorful peninsula with Moon Baja. What You'll Find in the Moon Baja travel guidebook: Curated advice from local writer and tour guide Jennifer Kramer, who has spent nearly 30 years sharing all that Baja has to offer Full-color with vibrant, helpful photos Detailed directions and maps for exploring on your own In-depth coverage of Tijuana, Ensenada, and Valle de Guadalupe, Mexicali, San Felipe, and Sierra de Juárez, San Quintín and Bahía de los Ángeles, Guerrero Negro and El Vizcaíno, Loreto and Bahía Magdalena, La Paz, The East Cape and the Sierra de la Laguna, Los Cabos, and Todo Santos and the West Cape Activities and ideas for every traveler: Cruise down Mexico's Highway 1 with endless desert as a backdrop and the warm Baja breeze in your face. Sip a cerveza from your hammock, or take a panga ride out to see dolphins, whales, and sharks in the Sea of Cortéz. Go wine or beer tasting in Ensenada, sample the freshest fish tacos on the beaches of Los Cabos, or shop for beautiful artisan goods in Loreto. Watch the sun set over the ocean, followed by bonfires on the beach with a blanket of stars overhead Strategic itineraries in an easy-to-navigate format, such as Classic Baja Road Trip, Marine Adventures, Exploring the Sierra, and The Foodie Scene Helpful background information on the landscape, culture, history, and environment Essential insight for travelers on health and safety, recreation, transportation, and accommodations, as well as a handy Spanish phrasebook, packaged in a book light enough to fit in your beach bag With Moon Baja's practical tips, myriad activities, and an insiders view on the best things to do and see, you can plan your trip your way. Hoping for más Mexico? Check out Moon Yucatán Peninsula, Moon San Miguel de Allende, or Moon Mexico City.

Book Cat  logo Breve de la Biblioteca Americana

Download or read book Cat logo Breve de la Biblioteca Americana written by Biblioteca Nacional (Chile) and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book La memoria de los libros

Download or read book La memoria de los libros written by María Luisa López-Vidriero and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La memoria de los libros recoge en dos tomos un centenar de estudios sobre la historia del escrito y de la lectura en Europa y América, con un amplio arco cronológico y temático. El tomo I se adentra en materias tales como la codicología; la cultura del manuscrito; el libro y la escritura en la Edad Media y el Renacimiento; incunabulística; tipobibliografía; imprenta; bibliografía material e histórica; las librerías particulares; y el control y censura del libro. El tomo II se ocupa de la lectura; del espacio del libro: las bibliotecas y los depósitos; de la catalogación, difusión y nuevas tecnologías; de la ilustración del libro; de los fondos y bibliotecas históricas; de la librería; de la historia de la edición; y de la edición digital. El libro se entiende así en tanto que fuerza motor de la historia cultural, sin fragmentación entre lo manuscrito y lo impreso, entre la era impresa y la era digital.

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: