Buch, Englisch, Band 50, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 360 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 50, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 360 g
Reihe: Mediaevalia Lovaniensia - Series 1-Studia
ISBN: 978-94-6270-292-9
Verlag: Leuven University Press
Physiognomy, the history of racial classifications,
and the interplay between natural philosophy, medicine, and ethics
The 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: Eniko 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).
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and the interplay between natural philosophy, medicine, and ethics
The 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: Eniko 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).
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Mittelalterliche & Scholastische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
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