Cyclopedia Of Wonders And Curiosities Of Nature And Art Science And Literature
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Cyclopedia Of Wonders And Curiosities Of Nature And Art Science And Literature
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Author : John Platts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Cyclopedia Of Wonders And Curiosities Of Nature And Art Science And Literature written by John Platts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
The World S Encyclopedia Of Wonders And Curiosities Of Nature And Art Science And Literature
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Author : John Platts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
The World S Encyclopedia Of Wonders And Curiosities Of Nature And Art Science And Literature written by John Platts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
Encyclopedia Of Natural And Artificial Wonders And Curiosities
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Author : John Platts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
Encyclopedia Of Natural And Artificial Wonders And Curiosities written by John Platts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.
The Body Fantastic
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Author : Frank Gonzalez-Crussi
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2021-08-10
The Body Fantastic written by Frank Gonzalez-Crussi and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-10 with Science categories.
The body in dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the fantastic as expressions of human corporeality. In The Body Fantastic, Frank Gonzalez-Crussi looks at the human body through the lens of dreams, myths, legends, and anecdotes of the bizarre, exploring the close connection of the fictitious and the fabulous to our conception of the body. He chronicles, among other curious cases, the man who ate everything (including boiled hedgehogs and mice on toast), the therapeutic powers of saliva, hair that burst into flames, and an "amphibian man" who lived under water. Drawing on clinical records, popular lore, and art, history, and literature, Gonzalez-Crussi considers the body in both real and imaginary dimensions. Myths and stories, Gonzalez-Crussi reminds us, are the symbolic expression of our aspirations and emotions. These fantastic tales of bodies come from the deepest regions of the human psyche. Ancient Greeks, for example, believed that the uterus wandered around inside a woman's body--an "animal within an animal." If a woman sniffed an unpleasant odor, the uterus would retreat. Organized "digestive excess" began with the eating and drinking contests of antiquity and continue through the hot-dog eating competitions of today. And the "libido-podalic association," connecting male sexuality and the foot, insinuated itself into mainstream medicine in the sixteenth century; meanwhile, the feet of women in some cultures were scrupulously kept from view. Gonzalez-Crussi shows that the many imaginary representations of the body are very much a part of our corporeality.
Cyclopedia Of Wonders And Curiosities Of Nature And Art Science And Literature Illustrated With Engravings
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Author : John PLATTS (Unitarian Minister.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Cyclopedia Of Wonders And Curiosities Of Nature And Art Science And Literature Illustrated With Engravings written by John PLATTS (Unitarian Minister.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with categories.
Catalogue Of The Private Library Of Mr George S Davis
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Author : George S. Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
Catalogue Of The Private Library Of Mr George S Davis written by George S. Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Library catalogs categories.
Catalogue Of The California State Library
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Author : California State Library
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Catalogue Of The California State Library written by California State Library and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Library catalogs categories.
Beauty And The Brain
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Author : Rachel E. Walker
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2022-11-23
Beauty And The Brain written by Rachel E. Walker and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-23 with History categories.
Examining the history of phrenology and physiognomy, Beauty and the Brain proposes a bold new way of understanding the connection between science, politics, and popular culture in early America. Between the 1770s and the 1860s, people all across the globe relied on physiognomy and phrenology to evaluate human worth. These once-popular but now-discredited disciplines were based on a deceptively simple premise: that facial features or skull shape could reveal a person’s intelligence, character, and personality. In the United States, these were culturally ubiquitous sciences that both elite thinkers and ordinary people used to understand human nature. While the modern world dismisses phrenology and physiognomy as silly and debunked disciplines, Beauty and the Brain shows why they must be taken seriously: they were the intellectual tools that a diverse group of Americans used to debate questions of race, gender, and social justice. While prominent intellectuals and political thinkers invoked these sciences to justify hierarchy, marginalized people and progressive activists deployed them for their own political aims, creatively interpreting human minds and bodies as they fought for racial justice and gender equality. Ultimately, though, physiognomy and phrenology were as dangerous as they were popular. In addition to validating the idea that external beauty was a sign of internal worth, these disciplines often appealed to the very people who were damaged by their prejudicial doctrines. In taking physiognomy and phrenology seriously, Beauty and the Brain recovers a vibrant—if largely forgotten—cultural and intellectual universe, showing how popular sciences shaped some of the greatest political debates of the American past.
A Catalog Of Books Represented By Library Of Congress Printed Cards Supplement Cards Issued August 1 1942 December 31 1947
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
A Catalog Of Books Represented By Library Of Congress Printed Cards Supplement Cards Issued August 1 1942 December 31 1947 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Union catalogs categories.
The World S Encyclopedia Of Wonders Curiosities Of Nature Art Science Literature
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Author : John Platts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878
The World S Encyclopedia Of Wonders Curiosities Of Nature Art Science Literature written by John Platts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Encyclopedias categories.