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Saying God at the other end of the world: Father Lafitau and gingseng
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How do you say God on the other side of the world? Philippe Borgeaud, a historian of religion, has studied the adventures of Jesuit missionaries. He tells us about a famous Jesuit father, Jospeph Lafitau, who in the 18th century is known for having carried out ethnographic work to understand the customs of the Indians of America.