MASONERÍA: SU ORIGEN Y DESARROLLO ACTUAL

La iniciación o Rito de Paso, es un concepto que designa un conjunto específico de actividades que simbolizan y marcan la transición de un estado a otro en la vida de una persona y en su desarrollo social. El individuo debe llevar a cabo numerosas transiciones y tales transiciones son una parte esencial de la vida que se celebran de forma ritual y se llama iniciación.

CUBA 1959 is a fictional novel written in the Spanish language that recounts the determination and success of a group of young Cubans resisting against Fidel Castro's takeover of the island on January 1, 1959. Their political organization, the Brigada de Accion Popular manages to escape Castro's vindictive militias, and form an insurgent government inside Cuban territory; from there on the novel embarks on a fast-paced, entertaining and suspenseful narrative. As the author says: "it could have made the difference". Readers, Cuban or not will enjoy this novel's creativity, action and profound...

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In this historical study, Lara Medina examines the early development and continuing influence of Las Hermanas, a feminist organization established in 1971 to counter the patriarchy and Eurocentrism of the U.S. Catholic Church. Medina weaves archival research and oral interviews into a cohesive narrative that highlights the keen ethnic and political awareness among the movement's leaders and participants. Medina also illuminates the strides made by Las Hermanas in undermining and reorienting the male-dominated structure of both the Catholic ministry and the Chicano civil rights movement. By...

Aunque ahora el pantalón se encuentre en el armario de cualquier mujer y se adapte sin cesar a los dictámenes de la moda, no siempre estuvo bien visto como prenda femenina. Sucesor del calzón, el pantalón simbolizó la masculinidad y el poder. Durante la Revolución francesa, expresó los valores republicanos y se convirtió en un elemento clave del nuevo orden político. Sin embargo, el Antiguo Régimen continuó para las mujeres, que, tanto en el ámbito del vestir como en el social, no accedieron ni a la libertad ni a la igualdad. Privadas de derechos, tuvieron prohibido el pantalón....