Book ID: CBB897937830

The Body as a Mirror of the Soul: Physiognomy from Antiquity to the Renaissance (2021)

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Devriese, Lisa (Author)


Leuven University Press


Publication Date: 2021
Physical Details: 234
Language: English

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.

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Review Sharrona Pearl (2023) Review of "The Body as a Mirror of the Soul: Physiognomy from Antiquity to the Renaissance". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 194-195). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Holmes, Brooke
Baldassarri, Fabrizio
Vincenti, Denise
Isabel Fay Barton
Beneduce, Chiara
Devriese, Lisa
Concepts
Human anatomy
Physiognomy
Medicine
Human body
Soul (philosophy)
Natural philosophy
Time Periods
Ancient
Renaissance
Medieval
Early modern
19th century
Modern
Places
Greece
Europe
Italy
China
Mesopotamia
Middle and Near East
Institutions
Cambridge University
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