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L'Immortalità (Immortality)
Man's most ambitious dream, from Chinese Taoism to the latest milestones of modern scientific research. Immortality of the soul and reincarnation in religions and sects; from Faust to Dorian Gray: the need for immortality in modern literature. Hopes built around stem cells.
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La tortura (Torture)
A history of judicial methods providing for the use of torture in order to extort confessions. The scourging of Christ and Roman law, medieval ordeals in Germanic countries, the main types of torture used, crimes for which torture was authorised, the trials held by The Inquisition, the torture of heretics and witches.
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A piedi nel Medioevo. Turismo e fede sulle strade di Lombardia. (On Foot in The Middle Ages. Tourism and Faith along the roads of Lombardy).
Routes followed by pilgrims across Lombardy, in search of the most significant places frequented by the faithful.
(edited by Laura Rangoni)
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Antonio Tempesta, Degli instrumenti di martirio e delle varie maniere di martoriare. (Some Instruments of Martyrdom and Various Methods of Torture).
Commentary to a classic text on the torture of heretics from The Middle Ages to The Renaissance.
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Focaccia e altre estasi. Come alleggerire l'anima dai chilli in più. (Focaccia and Other Ecstasies. How to Relieve One's Soul of Those Extra Pounds).
Being overweight in a world of slim people is indeed hard, and particularly so for those of us who enjoy good food and an "alternative" life style. A close look into man's relation with food by means of anthropology, psychoanalysis and subtle humour.
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Il Mostro dentro. (The Beast Within).
Depression seen as a beast feeding on our will to live. Strategies for keeping at bay this present day sickness, using love and affections, contact with the natural world and creativity as an ideal therapy.
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