Magazine of culture, traditional studies, anthropology of the sacred, history of religions, folklore, esotericism, literature of the fantastic. Curated by Marco Maculotti.
Exactly 25 years ago, on April 19, 1996, “L'Arcano Incantatore” was released in Italian cinemas: a variation by Pupi Avati on the theme of a genre he himself conceived and codified - the “Gotico Padano”. For the occasion we went to interview the director and we retraced the "making of" of the film and the final result.
Review of the recent Lindau issue containing notes on the Romanian philosopher and historian of religions on the Renaissance ars magica (Serious Iocari. Science and art in Renaissance thought, Lindau, Turin, 2017).
