Peter Parley's Universal History, on the Basis of Geography

This collection of interviews explores the role of religion in the lives of eminent South Africans who led the struggle against apartheid. Nelson Mandela, Chris Hani, Desmond Tutu, Nadine Gordimer, and seventeen other political, religious, and cultural leaders share the beliefs and values that informed the moral positions they adopted, often at great cost. From all ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds, these men and women have shaped one of the greatest political transformations of the century. What emerges from the interviews are reflections on all aspects of life in an embattled...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

El 1 de junio de 1310, en París, las llamas de una hoguera de la Inquisición consumieron el cuerpo vivo de una mujer de la que poco se sabe: Margarita Porete, una beguina de la región de Hainaut que había escrito un libro, El espejo de las almas simples, y que fue la causa de su condena. A pesar de ello, y tras su muerte, este libro tuvo tan enorme difusión que, en los últimos siglos de la Edad Media, traspasó fronteras geográficas y lingüísticas como pocos textos de su época, traduciéndose del francés (o del probable original picardo) al latín, al inglés y al italiano. Escrito ...