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The Japan we fail to see - Dynastic tables Fontana Editore

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 Fontana Editore

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...

La Corea del Nord non sta aggredendo nessuno Fontana Editore

La Corea del Nord non sta aggredendo nessuno

In questo momento, mentre scrivo, nel televisore in un angolo della stanza un programma televisivo giapponese pare un ritorno di fiamma della guerra fredda. Allarme! allarme! L'aggressione della Corea del...

La Corea del Nord non sta aggredendo nessuno

In questo momento, mentre scrivo, nel televisore in un angolo della stanza un programma televisivo giapponese pare un ritorno di fiamma della guerra fredda. Allarme! allarme! L'aggressione della Corea del...

The Japan we fail to see, part two Fontana Editore

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 Fontana Editore

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 Fontana Editore

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.