Sahaja Yoga

A detailed abstract work which aims to `develop a technology for the design and construction of information systems in cultural resources management'. The study is based on the review of over thirty software products which were specifically designed for cultural resources management. The author concludes that these products are typically inefficient and proposes new methodologies. Spanish text with an extensive English summary.

Each year, for three days in September, the citizens of Jocotan, an ancient indigenous community near Guadalajara, Mexico, symbolically reenact the Spanish conquest of Mexico in mock battles between Santiago, the patron saint of Spain, and the Tastoanes, the leaders of the indigenous resistance. Paradoxically, the Jocotenos honor Santiago, their special protector, and incorporate both Christian and indigenous practices and beliefs in their fiesta. Employing the concept of hegemony, the author explores what the festival means culturally to the community and shows how it enables Jocotenos to...

En esta obra Karen Armstrong abandona los debates sobre las doctrinas y la historia y nos ofrece un libro práctico y apasionado cuyo objetivo es ayudarnos a hacer del mundo un lugar más compasivo, explicándonos el benéfico papel de la compasión en la sociedad actual. La autora cree firmemente que la compasión es una característica de todos los seres humanos y que es preciso que nos esforcemos en cultivar y poner en práctica nuestra capacidad de compadecernos en las situaciones difíciles que experimentan quienes nos rodean. En este libro Armstrong nos hace reflexionar sobre todo ello...

Un libro fundamental para desentrañar la violencia de género mediante el testimonio de sus víctimas.