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Pasquale Natella. La parola mafia.(Book Review)
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Firenze: Leo S. Olschki Editore, 2002.
In presenting this volume, the publisher states: "The word mafia has been subject to the most incredible 'etymologies,' of which prevails an incorrect meanings of villainy, 'beauty,' perfection, bravery. For homogeneity it was ascribed to similar Arabic words (ma ... ia, ma fil) while for years it had circulated consolidated in its m/f gender (mafara, Maffusio, Maffone, Marie, etc.) relating to hard, rough, and dirty physical and moral conditions" (
). But there is some difference between the goal expressed by the publisher and the aim ...
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