Living Bodies, Dead Bodies, and the Cosmos (Paperback)

Chiara Ferella

ISBN 10: 3161600851 / ISBN 13: 9783161600852

Published by Mohr Siebeck, 2024

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Paperback. Dieser Sammelband vereint Beitraege aus verschiedenen Disziplinen (von den Altertumswissenschaften bis zur Psychologie), die sich mit kulturuebergreifend wiederkehrenden Vorstellungen vom menschlichen Koerper und universalen Aspekten von Weltbildern auseinandersetzen. Im Zentrum der Fallstudien stehen Wissenstraditionen verschiedener Kontinente und Epochen von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart, die sich um den lebenden und toten Koerper sowie um den Kosmos ranken. Die Beitraege des Bandes machen evident, wie eng verflochten Vorstellungen von Mensch und Kosmos sind, wie koerperbasierte Erfahrungen diese Konzepte praegen, und wie verschiedene Faktoren zur Universalitaet als auch Vielfalt solcher Konzepte beitragen. Which concepts about humans, their physical existence, and the world are universal, and which are culturally specific and historically diverse? This volume explores concepts related to the living body, the dead body, and the cosmos found in the cultural traditions of different eras and world regions, from ancient times to the present Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Living Bodies, Dead Bodies, and the Cosmos (Paperback)
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3161600851
• ISBN 13: 9783161600852
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This volume presents a collection of essays exploring transculturally and historically recurring conceptions of the human body and the natural world. Sixteen case studies from a range of disciplines, including psychology and history, delve into concepts related to the living body, the dead body, and the cosmos found in the cultural traditions of different eras and world regions, from ancient times to the present. The contributions highlight the mutual interrelations of human conceptions of the body and the cosmos; they explore the role of physically grounded experiences in shaping such concepts and investigate different factors contributing to the universality as well as the historical variability of these concepts.