Nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything changes. (The Lavoisier principle) And yet humans cling to the past. Nostalgia sells (maybe that’s the secret of Facebook’s success?). For one reason or another, all cultures past, present, and perhaps future, mummify their dead. I am fascinated by the human nature, and as such, I read…… Continue reading When you can’t let the shell go
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Living Buddhas and Japanese mummies
A book that goes beyond the historical aspects of self-mummification, Living Buddhas is a unique masterpiece in which the author talks about the diverse religious influences that led to the sect of Shugendo, on life and death being two sides of the same coin (and how these mummified monks are neither alive, nor dead, but…… Continue reading Living Buddhas and Japanese mummies