Isbn: 9780754607267 - bodily extremities: preoccupations with the human body in early modern european culture (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0754607267. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. A strong preoccupation with the human body is a characteristic shared by early modern Europeans and their present-day counterparts. This volume explores manifestations of early modern bodily obsessions and fascinations, and their wider cultural significance. Num Pages: 246 pages, Includes 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522. . 2003. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Gebunden. Zustand: New. Florike Egmond, Robert ZwijnenbergA strong preoccupation with the human body - often manifested in startling ways - is a characteristic shared by early modern Europeans and their present-day counterparts. Whilst modern manifestations of this interest i.

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A strong preoccupation with the human body - often manifested in startling ways - is a characteristic shared by early modern Europeans and their present-day counterparts. Whilst modern manifestations of this interest include body piercing, tattoos, plastic surgery and eating disorders, early modern preoccupations encompassed such diverse phenomena as monstrous births and physical deformity, body snatching, public dissection, flagellation, judicial torture and public punishment. This volume explores such extreme manifestations of early modern bodily obsessions and fascinations, and their wider cultural significance. Agreeing that an interest in physical boundaries, extreme physical manifestations and situations developed and grew stronger during the early modern period, the essays in this volume investigate whether this interest can be traced in a wider range of cultural phenomena, and should therefore be given a prominent place in any future characterization of the early modern period. Taken as a whole, the volume can be read as an attempt to create a new context in which to explore the cultural history of the human body, as well as the metaphors of research and investigation themselves.…