Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (1857 - 1948) was a feminist American writer. Her husband discouraged her writing and in 1882 when she published her first novel the family was scandalized. Atherton is best remembered for her California series of novels and short stories. Her stories feature strong heroines who pursue independent careers. The Avalanche is a mystery set in San Francisco. "Price Ruyler knew that many secrets had been inhumed by the earthquake and fire of San Francisco and wondered if his wife's had been one of them. After all, she had been ...

At the end of the fourth century, Jerome decided to translate the Old Testament into Latin from the Hebrew manuscripts that were available to him, and not from the ""traditional"" Greek text. This fact provoked a reaction from Augustine, who considered that the Greek translation of the LXX must be the starting point of every translation, since it had the authority of the apostles. The two great figures of the Latin West engaged in a dialectical battle in which we find clearly delineated the two principles which are in tension and which have determined the ...

Эта работа направлена на восстановление важности и ценности знаний, полученных средневековой ...

This is the fourth addition to the celebrated Spunky Murder Mystery series!       Once again the wise and cocky terrier-mutt detective, Spunky, and her four felines are sticking their noses into trouble. This time the police ask for Spunky’s help when a sixteen-year-old girl is kidnapped from a shocking murder scene. They can find no leads and with each passing hour that the girl is missing they are becoming more desperate for answers.  Spunky’s nose finds many hidden clues but what she reveals to the police leaves ...

Jesus has been depicted in many different ways all over the world. But has he been betrayed as well as portrayed? That is the question this book sets out to answer. Antdn Wessels begins by reminding us of the changing portraits of Jesus in European art down the ages, from the youthful shepherd through the conquering emperor to the suffering and dying Christ. Later chapters range further afield. We meet Jewish perspectives on Jesus and Christian perspectives on Jesus, and then see the oppressive way in which Christ was introduced to the Indians of the New ...

O turismo como fenômeno social tem proporcionado grande intercâmbio cultural, transformando territórios, povos e culturas. É um fenômeno crescentemente e complexo, com dimensões políticas, econômicas, ambientais, sociais e culturais. Localidades em diferentes partes do planeta usam esta atividade para divulgação de suas belezas naturais e manifestações culturais, configurando-se como locais de atração turística. Esta trabalho investigou quais foram os elementos ...

На протяжении почти двух десятилетий судебная система Венесуэлы была погружена в процесс изменений ...

As comparações entre a projeção fílmica na sala escura do cinema com o ato de fechar os olhos e começar a sonhar aproximaram as relações entre os estudos de cinema e da psicanálise. Duas áreas criadas quase que simultaneamente, no fim do século XIX, e que lidam com sujeitos, prazeres, desejos e imagem. Partindo deste cenário, surge o problema: será possível por meio de uma obra fílmica identificar e investigar as motivações que despertam prazeres e desejos ...