Download or read book The Bruja s Sons written by A. E. Gonzales and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-06 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brujería, or witchcraft, has been, and continues to be, a subculture. All the real and true practitioners of this craft have been secretive for many reasons, not the least of which is the risk of persecution at the hands of frightened and ignorant people. If someone claims to be a bruja openly and/or suggests possession of power, it is most probably not true and they have no understanding of what it really is to be a bruja. The concept of magic or black magic is one of superstitious and misinformed people. There are apparently brujas who use their knowledge to hurt people physically, but this is not done by magic. It is done by manipulating nature to a certain end. There are bad people in all stations of life. A popular misconception is that brujas gather in covens. In truth, brujas are an extremely solitary lot, restricting their members to immediate family, such as the mother who is teaching the daughter. Any particular line of brujas has evolved completely independent of any other line. They may arrive at the same understanding of how nature works and how to manipulate it, but they do it in different ways and at different times. Brujas do not exchange information or share knowledge outside their line; and then only mother to daughter. Because of this, different lines of brujas are in varying stages of development. Some are quite knowledgeable and skillful; others are barely past the curandera (healer) stage. Some lines end, even if they are hundreds of years old, when one bruja makes a mistake or fails to understand something she has discovered and gets killed. All the knowledge gained in that line is then lost forever, gone in the blink of an eye. At the heart of this work is the author's wish to dispel the many myths and stereotypes surrounding brujas and how they interact with society. It seeks to explain how they do the things they do and why people know so little about what they really are. This is a saga of three witches; Esperanza Gomez, Licha Herrera and Leticia Morales. It revolves around Esperanza's two sons, Julian and Arturo, whose fates are intertwined with all three. After their mother sends them away at a tender age for reasons unknown to them, they spend the next twenty years in a search for answers. The many adventures and pitfalls that follow are only a prelude to the final confrontation where Julian and Arturo finally understand why they were sent away; and what they are.

Download or read book Coyame Es Mi Pueblo written by Francisco Javier Morales Natera and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coyame is the wide-ranging account of a small town in Mexico. The author provides readers with a panoramic view of history from the Mayans to the Villa revolutionaries and beyond. The history of the region is brought into stark detail with the inclusion of the tales, legends, and family histories of Coyame’s colorful residents. Morales presents the information with great care and passion; both historians and casual readers will benefit from the candor and whimsy that mark this unique contribution.

Download or read book Son of Two Bloods written by Vincent L. Mendoza and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1999-05-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: vividly portrays his Mexican and Indian relatives and his confusing, often painful, childhood interactions with the dominant white society. He left childhood behind when he was sent to Vietnam. There he found hatred, terror, and camaraderie in equal measure. On returning from Vietnam, Mendoza faced professional, economic, and personal struggles but found consolation in love, family, and friendship. His moving account of his first wife's courageous, losing battle with.

Download or read book Brujer as written by Nasario García and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of bilingual oral stories (Spanish/English) of witchcraft and the supernatural (including tales of sorcerers; witches; La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker; and apparitions) from old-timers and young people whose ages range from ninety-eight to seventeen and who live in Latin America and the American Southwest"--From the publisher.

Download or read book An malos written by David Iglesias Ferreira and published by Caligrama. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No te fíes de su tamaño; esta es una historia muy grande. El mundo está lleno de luces y sombras, pero muy pocos pueden ver que hay tras ellas. Las fuerzas de la luz y la oscuridad luchan desde el albor de los tiempos por las almas de los hombres. Demonios, brujas, zombis, hadas, espectros y muchas otras criaturas se ocultan entre nosotros. A lo mejor, tras la sonrisa de ese camarero que te sirve el café por las mañanas o la de esa peluquera que te corta el pelo, o quizás también tras el político que con una amable sonrisa demanda tu voto... Aunque probablemente esto último no le extrañe a nadie. Conoceremos a la Sociedad de Conservación Histórica -una organización con más de mil años de antigüedad que lucha contra las fuerzas del mal, convencidos de que la mayor arma contra el mal es la educación- y a uno de sus miembros más controvertidos, Artai, un personaje políticamente incorrecto y con poderes sobrenaturales que se ve inmerso en una aventura más grande de lo que pensaba, mientras busca a su mentor desaparecido. Un poderoso aquelarre se ha reunido con la intención de cubrir el mundo de tinieblas. En su camino, Artai se encontrará con todo tipo de peligros y algunos nuevos amigos que lo ayudarán en su búsqueda, como Iria, la reina de las mouras y primera meiga. Situada en tierras gallegas, La luna de sangre es una trepidante aventura llena de magia y seres sobrenaturales que intercala momentos de acción y de comedia.

Download or read book Brujas written by Lorraine Monteagut and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Brujas, Witches of Color are ancestral magical beings and the world we live in has tried to silence our voices. . . . This book is such a beautiful tribute to the different stories and experiences we go through as brujas. . . . Amplify the voice of Witches of Color by reading their stories." —Juliet Diaz, author of Witchery and Plant Witchery There is a new kind of witch emerging in our cultural consciousness: the bruja. Witchcraft has made a comeback in popular culture, especially among feminists. A growing subculture of BIPOC witches, led by Afro-Caribbean immigrants, Indigenous Americans, and other witches of color, is reclaiming their ancestral traditions and contributing their voices to the feminist witchcraft of today. Brujas chronicles the magical lives of these practitioners as they develop their healing arts, express their progressive politics, and extend their personal rituals into community activism. They are destigmatizing the "witch" of their ancestries and bringing persecuted traditions to the open to challenge cultural appropriation and spiritual consumerism. Part memoir, part ritual guide, Brujas empowers readers to decolonize their spiritual practices and connect with their own ancestors. Brujas reminds us that witchcraft is more than a trend—it's a movement.

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Download or read book Rattling Chains and Other Stories for Children Ruido de cadenas y otros cuentos para ni os written by by Nasario García and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009-05-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of scary stories based on the lore of New Mexico, in English and in Spanish.

Download or read book Juli N el Aguerrido written by Félix Cantú Ortiz and published by Palibrio. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: En esta mágica historia, el lector estará en contacto con magos, hadas, caballeros, reyes y reinas, envueltos todos en una trama que nos va llevando a una aventura llena de peligros y de sorpresas, donde sin lugar a dudas, el amor es uno de los protagonistas principales. Sucede en tiempos inmemoriales, en que los místicos de una Orden de Arcanos, toman la batuta en esta historia, y se convierten en los mediadores de todos los procesos generados por una profecía, en la que nuestro Caballero Julián, se transforma en el héroe de la historia...

Download or read book Short Stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners written by Olly Richards and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young adult and adult intermediate learners of Spanish. Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too! - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Short Stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners has been written specifically for students from a low-intermediate to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to B1- approaching B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading. What does this book give you? · Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary · Controlled language at your level to help you progress confidently · Realistic spoken dialogues to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability · Beautiful illustrations accompanying each story, to set the scene and support your understanding · Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way · Pleasure! Research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!' With intriguing plots that will spark your imagination and keep you reading, Short Stories in Spanish will take your grasp of Spanish to the next level with key features to support and consolidate your progress, including: · A glossary for bolded words in each text · A bilingual word list · Full plot summary · Comprehension questions after each chapter. As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language all without ever feeling overwhelmed. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Spanish for Intermediate Learners uses reading as the perfect tool to not only delight in learning Spanish, but to accelerate your journey towards fluency.

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Download or read book Black Costa Rica written by Paola Ravasio and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book you hold in your hands is an interdisciplinary study on diaspora literacy in Afro-Central America. An exploration through various imaginings of times past, this study is concerned with how oxymoron, metonymy, and multilingualism deploy pluricentrical belonging. By exploring the interlocking of multiple roots that have developed on account of routes, rhizomatic historical imaginations are unearthed here so as to imagine an other Costa Rica. A Black Costa Rica.

Download or read book Doce horas contigo written by Carmen Cayetana Castro Moreno and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charo oculta una relación fugaz a Pili y Rosi, sus mejores amigas, guardándose para sí una esfera de intimidad que de un plomazo se verá interrumpida por acontecimientos inesperados, los cuales determinarán su encuentro con alguien creído lejano. "Doce Horas Contigo" es una prueba a la amistad y a los valores medidos desde parámetros de sociedades diferenciadas en las que la mujer ha venido desarrollando independencia.

Download or read book JACOBS CURSE written by Graham Seth Gabitzsch and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-05-23 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a stormy late afternoon in April 1874, Lieutenant Harold Jacobs of the 4th U.S. Cavalry, unknowingly alters his future and that of his descendants when he pulls the trigger of his revolver, ending the life of renegade Apache Wild Bear’s pregnant squaw and her unborn child. Now, he must face the consequences: A curse placed against him and his family for all generations to follow. Seventy-nine years later in a small secluded community built over the fateful battle scene on the West Texas plains, an avenging spirit is about to be reawakened. For ‘Pop’ Jacobs, affable owner of the town’s movie theater and grandson of the Lieutenant, life will never be the same. For as fate would have it, beneath the foundation of the theater rests the avenger. Now, the time is right for the avenging spirit to rise up and seek revenge on the unsuspecting grandson, his brothers and nephew. Now, this supernatural being will have to be destroyed before it can complete its annihilation of the Jacob’s clan. Juan Jose Hernandez, the theater’s custodian, has seen it and knows it must be destroyed. For Juan, there is only one person capable of destroying it, but after five decades is she still alive? He is all too aware that the elderly Curandera would be nearing her one-hundredth year. He must defy the tremendous odds and make the long journey to the mountains of northern Mexico, her last known home if he is to save his best friend and end... ... JACOBS’ Curse

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Download or read book The Entrem s for Performance written by Kerry Wilks and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bilingual anthology brings together a collection of Spanish entremeses, the comic interludes that were performed between the acts of a comedia. Penned by authors such as Lope de Rueda, Cervantes, Calderón, Quevedo, and Quiñones de Benavente, many of these plays appear here for the first time in English. Translated for performability, these plays create a panoramic view of one-act plays from Spain’s classical theater period. Presented with discussions of dramaturgical and performance possibilities and difficulties, including relevant historical, cultural, and social information for the plays, the collection opens with two precursors to the entremés, moves through the breadth of the entremés form, and concludes with works from the 18th century, including a sainete. There are also examples of trans-adaptation that show how these works can be interpreted through strong directorial concepts that relocate the plays in historical time and location. The selected titles raise challenges to social mores and expectations, surprise with their humor, and delight with their stagecraft. Whether aimed at the classroom or the stage, the collection is valuable for research, pedagogy, and performance.

Download or read book Brujas Lechuzas Y Espantos Witches Owls And Spooks written by Alonso Marroquín Perales and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six eerie tales featuring owls, told in English and Spanish, reveal superstitions about these unusual birds, as well as the culture of the barrio and Mexican Americans who live there.