Política y literatura en Quevedo

La política de acomodación del jesuita Mateo Ricci, pionero en la cristianización de China a fines del siglo XVI, constituyó toda una revolución y originó la llamada Controversia de los ritos chinos y malabares, que se prolongaría durante más de doscientos años. La Santa Sede, y Europa en general, creyó hallar idolatría en los tolerantes métodos de los misioneros de la Compañía. Este libro analiza cómo en el siglo XVIII una polémica religioso-antropológica fue utilizada por los enemigos de la orden jesuita para contribuir a su desprestigio, en una colosal campaña...

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Adivina, o te devoro es un libro peculiar, tanto por su estilo literario como por su objetivo. Es su intención ahondar en la naturaleza y el universo simbólico humanos, a través de distintos símbolos de la historia antigua y moderna. Lo que resulta es un libro polivalente pero bien equilibrado que evidencia la naturaleza simbólica del hombre y, a la vez, un sesudo acertijo para quien se atreva a resolverlo.

"A fascinating and beautifully argued interpretation of how the American war in Southeast Asia affected Chicano communities. The author provides the most complete and well-documented study to date of this important chapter in U.S. history and its impact on an ethnic group with long-standing traditions of military service, assimilation, and resistance to injustice. Oropeza's book is what students of the Chicano Movement, especially the Mexican American role in antiwar activities during the Vietnam War period, have been waiting for."—George Mariscal, author of Aztlán and Viet Nam: Chicano...