Disembodied heads in medieval and early modern culture /

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Discussing medieval and early modern 'disembodied heads' this collection questions the why and how of the primacy of the head in the bodily hierarchy during the premodern period. On the basis of beliefs, mythologies and traditions concerning the head, they come to an 'cultural anatomy...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baert, Barbara (Editor ), Traninger, Anita (Editor ), Santing, Catrien (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
Colección:Intersections (Boston, Mass.) ; v. 28.
Temas:
Head > Social aspects > Congresses.
Human body > Social aspects > Congresses.
Tête > Aspect social > Congrès.
Corps humain > Aspect social > Congrès.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Head > Social aspects
Human body > Social aspects
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Discussing medieval and early modern 'disembodied heads' this collection questions the why and how of the primacy of the head in the bodily hierarchy during the premodern period. On the basis of beliefs, mythologies and traditions concerning the head, they come to an 'cultural anatomy' of the head.
Notas:Outcome of a two-day conference held at the Academia Belgica and the Royal Dutch Institute at Rome.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 311 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004253551
9004253556
1299808220
9781299808225
9004253548
9789004253544

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