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Buchbeschreibung Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Artikel-Nr. 4343652-6
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Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. Light edgewear to jacket and stamp to page block foot. No other faults, clean throughout. AD. Used. Artikel-Nr. 531028
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Buchbeschreibung Zustand: Gut. Edition: First Edition. 222 pp. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - in good condition - Content: In the eyes of the ancient Greeks and Romans, physical imperfections and infirmities were comparable to marks of the barbarian. The distinguished historian Robert Garland offers the first detailed investigation of the plight of those Greeks and Romans who, owing either to deformity or to disability, did not meet their society s exacting criteria for the ideal human form. Drawing on classical drama and poetry, historical works, medical tracts, vase painting and sculpture, mythology, and ethnography, Garland examines the high incidence of disability and deformity among the Greek and Roman population. From the deaf, the blind, and the lame to hunchbacks, dwarfs, and giants, to those even more severely disabled, he explores the lives of the handicapped and their place in ancient society. Garland discusses medical treatments, jobs available to the disabled, religious and scientific explanations for congenital deformities, and the prevalence of belief in monstrous races. And he analyzes how, through public rituals, social institutions, literature, and art, ancient society as a whole utilized deformity for its own purposes. The handicapped served as living testimony to the power of divine retribution, and were also regarded as scapegoats, portents, embodiments of evil, objects of amusement, and proof of nature s ingenuity. Referring frequently to the condition of the disabled in contemporary society, The Eye of the Beholder contributes an important chapter in the history of the treatment of the disabled and offers a revealing introduction to a relatively neglected aspect of ancient life. Robert Garland holds the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Chair of the Classics at Colgate University. His earlier books include The Greek Way of Life: From Conception to Old Age and The Greek Way of Death. ISBN 9780801431449 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 576 Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag. Artikel-Nr. 1164464
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