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Amae

Amae – a word for love

I am familiar with some of the ancient greek words for love, like eros, from which we got the lovely word erotic; agape, which means spiritual selfless love; and philia, deep non-romantic love, like the root of my hometown Philadelphia: the city of brotherly love. A couple weeks ago I learned of amae, a Japanese concept of love. Upon learning […]

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February 4, 2019 By Heather Gray Tagged With: Amae, Japan, love, magic

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