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The Body as a Mirror of the Soul
- Physiognomy from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Engelsk Paperback
The Body as a Mirror of the Soul
- Physiognomy from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Engelsk Paperback

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Physiognomy, the history of racial classifications, and the interplay between natural philosophy, medicine, and ethicsThe idea of the body as a mirror of the soul has fascinated mankind throughout history. Being able to see through an individual, and drawing conclusions on their character solely based on a selection of external features, is the subject of physiognomy, and has a long tradition running well into recent times. However, the pre-modern, especially medieval background of this discipline has remained underexplored. The selected case studies in this volume each contribute to a better understanding of the history of physiognomy from antiquity to the Renaissance, and offer discussions on unedited treatises and on the application, development, and reception of this field of knowledge, as well as on visual sources inspired by physiognomic theory.

Contributors: Enikő Békés (Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Joël Biard (University of Tours), Lisa Devriese (KU Leuven), Maria Fernanda Ferrini (University of Macerata), Christophe Grellard (École Pratique des Hautes Études), Luís Campos Ribeiro (University of Lisbon), Maria Michela Sassi (University of Pisa), Oleg Voskoboynikov (Higher School of Economics Moscow), Steven J. Williams (New Mexico Highlands University), Joseph Ziegler (University of Haifa), Gabriella Zuccolin (University of Pavia)

This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
232
ISBN-13:
9789462702929
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
9462702926
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
5 okt 2021
Længde:
17mm
Bredde:
232mm
Højde:
156mm
Forlag:
Leuven University Press
Oplagsdato:
5 okt 2021
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge