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La historiografía suele reservar la denominación de guerras de religión para una serie de conflictos de larga duración, inevitablemente virulentos, y que rasgaron, dogmáticamente y dramáticamente, iglesias, gobernantes y comunidades enteras. Sin embargo, en la Europa moderna, los conflictos que involucraban la religión, directa o indirectamente, por activa o por pasiva, no eran únicamente de esta índole, sino que también se dirimieron en el ámbito del pensamiento en general, la creación artística y -por supuesto- la política

1. The 1983 boycott movement : development, themes and tactics -- 2. "The sensitivity of a steamroller"? The state at cross-purposes -- 3. A new "war of religion" : ideological battle lines in 1987 -- 4. The battle in the streets, stairwells and courtrooms.

Too often we forget that culture is not a social fact but a concept. In this article it will be argued that cultures do not exist, in spite of their apparent pervasiveness within the social sciences and in daily life. A question will be raised as to the ideological role of the idea of culture, that is, what effects does it produce in the social construction of reality? To do that, the concept and its uses will be criticized, noting that the very concept and its use in daily life represents practices of classification and segregation. Finally, it is suggested that the concept of culture should be abandoned and that we should look forward to new ways of conceiving human diversity more suitable to a situated ethical thinking.

"Daoist traditions introduced from China once flowed powerfully through the Japanese religious landscape, forever altering its topography and ecology. Daoism's presence in Japan still may be discerned in its abiding influence on astrology, divination, festivals, literature, politics, and popular culture, not to mention Buddhism and Shintō, yet few English-language studies of Daoism's influence on Japanese religious culture have been published. Daoism in Japan provides an exploration of the particular pathways by which Daoist traditions entered Japan from continental East Asia. After addressing the basic issues in both Daoism Studies and the study of Japanese religions, including the problems of defining 'Daoism' and 'Japanese', the book looks at the influence of Daoism on ancient, medieval and modern Japan in turn. To do so, the volume is arranged both chronologically and topically, according to the following three broad divisions: "Arrivals" (c. 5th-8th centuries CE), "Assimilations" (794-1868), and "Apparitions" ( 1600s-present). The book demonstrates how Chinese influence on Japanese religious culture ironically proved to be crucial in establishing traditions that usually are seen as authentically, even quintessentially, Japanese. Touching on multiple facets of Japanese cultural history and religious traditions, this book is a fascinating contribution for students and scholars of Japanese Culture, History and Religions, as well as Daoism Studies"--