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http://asiamodena.it/ Conference by Massimo Raveri at ASIA Modena on 15 April 2023 the other conferences by Prof. Raveri at ASIA Modena: • Buddhism between philosophy and modernity Massimo Raveri is Honorary Professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Full Professor of Religions and Philosophies of East Asia and one of the leading experts on Japanese Buddhism. Member of the scientific committee of «Historia Religionum». He conducted his research in Japan, dealing with the ascetic and esoteric Buddhist and Shinto traditions. For high academic merits he was awarded the “Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays with Roses” by the Japanese government in 2012. He has also studied the new languages of contemporary religiosity and the problems posed by the coexistence of different faiths. He has numerous books including the fundamental Il pensiero giapponese classico published by Einaudi in 2014; Itineraries in the Sacred, the Japanese Religious Experience published by Libreria Editrice Cafoscarina in 2006; Rethinking Japan Vol 1 and 2 published by Taylor and Francis in 2014; Death and Desire in Contemporary Japan. Representing, Practicing, Performing editions Cà Foscari, 2017. Among his recent works: The languages of the absolute (Mimesis, Milan 2017); Laughing at the gods, laughing with the gods. Theological humor (Il Mulino, Bologna 2020). video and audio: Nicola Berselli support ASIA Modena: https://asiamodena.it/sostieni-asia-m... Thank you! :) #asiamodena