1st Edition
Embodied Lives: Figuring Ancient Maya and Egyptian Experience
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Examining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the sexual body, mind/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell and Rosemary Joyce offer a new approach to the Ancient Egyptian and Mayan understanding of embodiment.
Drawing on insights from feminist theory, art history, phenomenology, anthropology and psychoanalysis, the book... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Terminologies 3. Materialities 4. Anti-Cartesianism 5. Hybrids 6. Phallic Culture 7. Subject to Object 8. Shadows
Biography
Joyce, Rosemary A.; Meskell, Lynn M.
'Meskell and Joyce have created a study which truly crosses cultures, millenia and disciplines ... Their study truly gives the reader a feel for ancient personhood in these societies, and constantly causes one to question foundational assumptions. In this respect [they] have masterfully accomplished their aims.' - www.PalArch.nl
