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The Japan we fail to see - Dynastic tables
As soon ancestor worship kicks in, dynastic tables appear. The unenvied privilege of noble houses in Europe, detailed birth records going back many generations are a normal feature of family...
The Japan we fail to see - Dynastic tables
As soon ancestor worship kicks in, dynastic tables appear. The unenvied privilege of noble houses in Europe, detailed birth records going back many generations are a normal feature of family...
The Japan we fail to see - animism
To understand ancestor worship you have to start from animism, which is its direct cause and its necessary background. There are different opinions on what exactly animism is, but the...
The Japan we fail to see - animism
To understand ancestor worship you have to start from animism, which is its direct cause and its necessary background. There are different opinions on what exactly animism is, but the...
The Japan we fail to see, part two
Many of those who have been in Japan, even for decades, have never heard of ancestor's worship, or, if they have, like me until recently do not have a clear...
The Japan we fail to see, part two
Many of those who have been in Japan, even for decades, have never heard of ancestor's worship, or, if they have, like me until recently do not have a clear...
The Japan we fail to see, part one
One of the most surprising (indeed, I find it shocking) facts about Japan is that its inhabitants, while masters of technology (but mind you, technology is not science), do not...
The Japan we fail to see, part one
One of the most surprising (indeed, I find it shocking) facts about Japan is that its inhabitants, while masters of technology (but mind you, technology is not science), do not...
Animismo in Giappone e i fantasmi delle cose
L’animismo in Giappone è un fenomeno complesso con riflessi inattesi e di grande importanza. È un fenomeno superficialmente affascinante e con un pizzico di comicità.
Animismo in Giappone e i fantasmi delle cose
L’animismo in Giappone è un fenomeno complesso con riflessi inattesi e di grande importanza. È un fenomeno superficialmente affascinante e con un pizzico di comicità.
Le parole e la loro sostanza. L’imperatore del ...
Qualche tempo fa stavo leggendo sul giornale un'intervista con un'esperta, parte del pannello che ha deliberato sulla prossima abdicazione dell'imperatore, approvandola. La signora citava uno degli esperti ad essa contrari....
Le parole e la loro sostanza. L’imperatore del ...
Qualche tempo fa stavo leggendo sul giornale un'intervista con un'esperta, parte del pannello che ha deliberato sulla prossima abdicazione dell'imperatore, approvandola. La signora citava uno degli esperti ad essa contrari....