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Ruth Benedict

“Shame cultures therefore do not provide for confessions, even to the gods. They have ceremonies for good luck rather than for expiation.”

Ruth Benedict, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture by Ruth Benedict
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