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The book provides a unique and broad look at the history, power, duality, and promise of Spanish and English in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands--Provided by publisher.
México. Estado de Chihuahua. Allí, entre quebradas y desfiladeros de la Sierra Tarahumara, viven “los hombres de pies alados”, “los que caminan veloces”, los rarámuri, un grupo indígena hermético y misterioso. Y allí decidí ir… Fui para ver, para escuchar, para buscar… También, para escribir. Para ellos soy un cabochi: “el que tiene arañas en la cara”. Un extranjero. Un extraño… Me dijeron que no lo hiciera, que era imposible, que lo que buscaba no existía. Decidí hacerlo. Fui. Y con ellos viví. Esta mi historia. Su historia. Nuestra historia. De una búsqueda. De un lugar mágico… Amara. Muchos viajeros han querido viajar a allí. No es fácil llegar. Menos aún, regresar. Solo un consejo: no busques el viaje…, el viaje te buscará a ti.
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One of the most striking developments in the history of modern civilizations has been the conversion of tribal peoples to more expansively organized "world" religions. There is little scholarly consensus as to why these religions have endured and why conversion to them has been so widespread. These essays explore the phenomenon of Christian conversion from this world-building perspective. Combining rich case studies with original theoretical insights, this work challenges sociologists, anthropologists and historians of religion to reassess the varieties of religious experience and the convergent processes involved in religious change. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, ...
First ever exhibition in Mexico to explore the rich artistic heritage of hundreds of Franciscan and Jesuit missions located in what are today northern Mexico and the American Southwest. All of these missions were decorated with paintings, sculptures, furniture, and liturgical gold and silver along with ecclesiastic vestments, devotional prints and illustrated books. The exhibition will include approximately 130 objects drawn from collections in Mexico, the United States, and Europe, most of them traveling for the first time. This fully illustrated commented catalogue includes full descriptions of 46 pieces and contains 6 essays by Marie-Areti Hers, William Merril, Jake E. Ivey, David J. Webe...
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Library holds volume 2, part 2 only.