Ippolito Marmai Knihy

The narrative captures the author's seven-year journey through Mongolia, exploring the country's vast landscapes and rich culture. It delves into encounters with nomadic tribes, the challenges of adapting to a unique lifestyle, and the profound connections formed with the local people. Themes of resilience, discovery, and the beauty of the Mongolian wilderness are woven throughout, offering readers an immersive experience of this remarkable region. The book serves as both a travelogue and a personal reflection on the transformative power of adventure.

As the oldest literary work of Europe, the Phaistós disc offers a glimpse into ancient civilization through its mysterious symbols and inscriptions. This artifact, discovered on the island of Crete, showcases the advanced writing system of the Minoan culture and raises intriguing questions about communication and storytelling in prehistoric times. Its enigmatic nature invites readers to explore themes of language, history, and the evolution of human expression, making it a significant piece for those interested in archaeology and ancient literature.

The book presents a groundbreaking interpretation of the Phaistós disc and Cretan hieroglyphic writing, based on over twenty years of research. The author employs a combinatorial method of internal analysis to reveal previously overlooked details, including a significant finding in 2018 that confirms the writing direction as left to right, from the center outward. This work challenges existing theories by highlighting the impact of sign deformation during the inscription process, suggesting that scholars must reassess their understanding of Minoan civilization's writing system.

The book presents a groundbreaking interpretation of the Phaistós disc and Cretan hieroglyphic writing, stemming from over twenty years of research. In a significant discovery made in March 2018, the author identifies an unprecedented detail on the disc through photographic enlargements, which conclusively demonstrates that the writing progresses from left to right, radiating outward from the center. This revelation sheds new light on the longstanding mystery surrounding the Minoan civilization and its script, engaging scholars in a fresh analysis of these ancient artifacts.

Ippolito Marmai nasce a Toppo (prov. Di Pordenone) il 28 Settembre 1946. Si laurea in Sociologia col massimo dei voti all'Università di Trento, con la tesi Il pratorotondo. Strutture liminali tra l'Isonzo e il Brenta: una ricerca etno-antropologica su particolari luoghi di culto popolare veneto-friulani. Con la pubblicazione Benandanti - Balavants - Antropologia dello Sciamanesimo tra le Alpi e il Caucaso l'autore mette ora a disposizione degli studiosi e degli appassionati le risultanze di una ricerca a lungo accantonata, per dedicarsi ad altre avventure. Il lettore avrà cosi modo di approfondire i risvolti storico-culturali dei Benandanti friulani, per scoprire che le loro azioni e le loro battaglie notturne per la fertilità dei campi hanno la loro origine nella protostoria, in miti e rituali comuni agli antichi Veneti e alla cultura delle steppe, un tempo estesa dalla grande pianura ungherese al Caucaso, fino ai monti Altai.