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El espejo de las almas / A Mirror into the Souls (Spanish, Hardcover)
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El espejo de las almas / A Mirror into the Souls (Spanish, Hardcover)
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List price R600
Loot Price R519
Discovery Miles 5 190
You Save R81 (14%)
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Un thriller histórico que te dejará sin aliento.
Una comunidad de mujeres al margen de la sociedad
Una acusación de herejía
Una serie de muertes cada vez más violentas
Lovaina, comienzos del siglo XIII . En una floreciente comunidad de
beguinas -mujeres laicas que decidían vivir juntas apartadas de los
hombres, consagradas a sus labores intelectuales y al cuidado de los
desamparados- una serie de muertes alteran repentinamente la paz. El
primer asesinato parece accidental, pero el segundo ya muestra claras
señales de ensañamiento y llama rápidamente la atención de la
Inquisición, que lleva tiempo buscando una excusa para cerrar la
comunidad. Será entonces cuando la Gran Dama mande llamar a la beguina
Martha, considerada la mujer más inteligente de su tiempo, para que se
haga cargo de la investigación.
A través de una impecable trama de intriga, Mario Escobar nos sumerge
en el fascinante y poco conocido mundo de las beguinas, una asociación
de mujeres laicas que llegó a sumar decenas de miles de miembros y a
extenderse por toda Europa.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
A historical thriller that will take your breath away.
A community of women on the fringes of society
An accusation of heresy
A series of increasingly violent deaths
Leuven, Belgium early 13th century. In a flourishing community of
Beguines - a sisterhood of lay women not bound by vows who chose to
live together apart from men, devoted to their intellectual work and
caring for the homeless - a series of deaths suddenly disrupt the
peace. The first murder seems to have been accidental, but the second
one shows clear signs of cruelty and quickly draws the attention of the
Inquisition, which has been looking for an excuse to close down their
community for some time. It will be then when the Great Lady sends for
the Beguine Martha, considered the most intelligent woman of her time,
to take charge of the investigation.
Through an impeccably intriguing plot, Mario Escobar plunges us into
the fascinating and little-known world of the Beguines, a sisterhood of
secular women that reached tens of thousands of members and spread
throughout Europe.
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