Embodied Lives:: Figuring Ancient Maya and Egyptian Experience
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Embodied Lives:: Figuring Ancient Maya and Egyptian Experience
Book Details
• Format: Paperback, Illustrated
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780415253116
• Writer: Lynn M. Meskell
• Book Edition: First Edition
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Explores Ancient Egyptian and Mayan concepts of embodiment through archaeological data.
• Discusses topics such as the sexual body, mind/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices.
• Incorporates feminist theory, art history, phenomenology, anthropology, and psychoanalysis perspectives.
• Emphasizes bodily materiality as key to understanding self and society.
• Offers a comparative approach that challenges accepted assumptions and highlights cultural specificities.
• Provides fresh insights valuable for both new students and experienced scholars in the field.
