TY  - GEN
T1  - The body as a mirror of the soul : physiognomy from antiquity to the Renaissance.
LA  - English
PP  - Place of publication not identified
PB  - Leuven University Press
YR  - 2021
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_on1268984811
AB  - 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.
CN  - BL290 .B63 2021
SN  - 9789461664075
SN  - 9461664079
SN  - 9462702926
SN  - 9789462702929
KW  - Soul.
KW  - Mind and body.
KW  - Theological anthropology.
KW  - Human body.
KW  - Âme.
KW  - Anthropologie théologique.
KW  - Corps humain.
KW  - Human body
KW  - Mind and body
KW  - Soul
KW  - Theological anthropology
ER  -