America Ritual

Mythology, Symbolism, and Meaning: Interpreting Myths, Archetypes, and Symbolic Systems Across Cultures and Eras BOOK 3: Mythology of Asia, Africa, and the Americas: Symbols, Spirits, and Sacred Stories Beyond the Classical World explores the rich and powerful myth traditions that developed far beyond Greece and Rome. This book offers a clear, accessible guide to how cultures across Asia, Africa, and the Americas used myth to explain creation, structure society, understand nature, and find meaning in life and death. Written for curious readers with no prior background, it presents mythology...

Hace cientos de años, los yorubas de Nigeria y África Occidental fueron llevados a América como esclavos. Por suerte, consiguieron preservar su herencia y sus espíritus ancestrales disfrazando a sus deidades de santos católicos. En secreto, rindieron culto. El resultado es la religión de la nueva era conocida como santería, una mezcla de catolicismo y creencias tradicionales africanas.

Some civilizations are remembered for what they built. The Inca are remembered for how they understood the world. In the thin air of the Andes, where mountains rise like silent guardians and the sun commands every harvest, the Inca created more than an empire—they created a sacred system of life. Every step, every seed, every offering carried meaning. The earth was alive. The sky was watching. The past was never truly gone. This book draws you into that world—clearly, powerfully, and without unnecessary complexity. Discover the gods who shaped an empire—from Inti, the blazing sun, to ...

Hundreds of years ago, the Yoruba people of Nigeria and West Africa were brought to America as slaves. Luckily, they successfully preserved their heritage and ancestral spirits by disguising their deities as Catholic saints. In secret, they worshipped. The result is the new-age religion known as Santería, a blend of Catholicism and African traditional beliefs.

Los informes de Cristóbal de Albornoz corresponden a un conjunto de documentos que describen los conflictos religiosos en el Perú en la segunda mitad del siglo XVI, se trata de una obra prima en la que se encuentra una amplia información de uno de los movimientos de resistencia indígena hoy conocido como Taki Unquy. Se trata una protesta indígena enmarcada en un profundo ritualismo con tradiciones indígenas prehispánicas, a las cuales sus líderes sumaron ciertos simbolismos católicos. La significación histórica del Taki Unquy, descrito también como Ayra y Talauso, fue de gran ...

Cada fin de año, en México nos da por pensar en el pasado y en el futuro, en lo que hicimos mal y en lo que podemos mejorar “si Dios y la Virgen quieren”. Esta emoción de abrir y cerrar ciclos viene con una fuerte carga cultural y simbólica relacionada con nuestros ritos y supersticiones: barrer la casa, pasear con maletas, comer doce uvas…

Lost civilization. Ancient secrets. A fast-paced adventure where danger lurks around every corner. While exploring ancient ruins nestled deep in the lush Guatemalan jungle, a team of international archaeologists makes a stunning discovery. They find a sprawling network of tunnels and caves filled with man-made structures, intricately carved stone statues, inscriptions and murals that hint at the mythical Mayan underworld, Xibalba. Eager to learn more about the shadowy place, they descend further underground and stumble upon hidden passageways that seem to stretch forever, treasure-laden ...

The Curse of the Pharaohs and the Rise of an Ancient King For millennia, the tombs of the pharaohs lay undisturbed beneath Egypt’s sands, guarding ancient secrets and forgotten curses. But now, the eternal slumber of Neferkhamon has been disrupted, and a long-buried evil stretches across the ocean, finding new ground to haunt in the heartland of America. Lisa Rodriguez, a young American archaeologist, always dreamed of making groundbreaking discoveries. When she is invited to join an expedition in Egypt’s desert, she has no idea that her life will soon spiral into a waking nightmare. ...

Have you ever felt yourself disappear in a room full of people? Rituals of Belonging is for anyone who has walked into a space and sensed the quiet sting of rejection. The glance that measures you before you speak. The pause that makes you question your own voice. The small gesture that reminds you, without words, that you are not quite part of the circle. It is for those who have been labeled before being understood. Judged before acting. Treated as “the other” for reasons that run deeper than accent, language, or birthplace. These novel traces the slow, invisible ache of living ...