Cuerpos, tradición y alteridad yùhu

Osiris, god of the dead, was one of ancient Egypt's most important deities. The earliest secure evidence for belief in him dates back to the fifth dynasty (c.2494-2345BC), but he continued to be worshipped until the fifth century AD. Following Osiris is concerned with ancient Egyptian conceptions of the relationship between Osiris and the deceased, or what might be called the Osirian afterlife, asking what the nature of this relationship was and what the prerequisites were for enjoying its benefits. It does not seek to provide a continuous or comprehensive account of Egyptian ideas on this...

La gran cantidad de estudios que circulan sobre las Cruzadas se explica no sólo por el interés que intrínsecamente despierta el tema, sino porque existe un vacío de análisis verdaderamente precisos, rigurosos, que configuren un panorama del verdadero debate histórico. Claude Cahen nos comparte en este libro sus ideas al respecto, recogiendo los problemas de uno y otro lado.

Con balas de plata III. 1640-50. Cataluña y Rosellón de nuevo trae documentos (Biblioteca Nacional) de la Casa de Austria para informar sobre la guerra de Cataluña y Rosellón, cuando la monarquía perdió el Rosellón y Cerdanya. Solo habían fuentes contrarias y mucho vacío, baste el ejemplo del dato que circula de 1500 muertos propios en Monjuich, cuando no fueron 80 según versión propia. Muchos hechos muy dramáticos de los que no se sabía nada ahora están editados: socorro de Torrecuso en 1642 a Rosellón. Colibre y San Telmo, Tortosa, gran batalla naval de julio 1642, Monzón,...

Jorge Garcia Montes was born in New York, United States, on october 19, 1898. His father, Jose Maria Garcia Montes, was exiled during the war of Cuba's independence against the Spaniards. Later, he became the first Secretary of Finance in 1902 with the first President of the Republic of Cuba, Tomas Estrada Palma. He studied at the University of Havana, where he graduated with a Law degree in 1917. An eminent student, he recieved several awards, among them the Lanuza prize. Elected to the House of Representatives from the Province of Santa Clara, Garcia Montes was a member of the Liberal...